Les Field
Personal information
Full name Leslie Gordon Field
Date of birth (1921-11-29)29 November 1921
Place of birth Casterton, Victoria
Date of death 29 September 1986(1986-09-29) (aged 64)
Place of death Dandenong South, Victoria
Original team(s) Casterton
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947 Essendon 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie Gordon Field (29 November 1921 – 29 September 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played two games with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Raised in Casterton, Les Field enlisted to serve in World War II in July 1942,[3] and was reported as being in a motor regiment in December 1942 after completion of special wireless training in Sydney.[4] He was discharged after the end of the war, in early 1946.

In March 1946 Les Field was named as an Essendon recruit[5] but ended up playing for Casterton that year. He played well for a Casterton District team against Essendon in October 1946.[6]

He commenced playing with Essendon in 1947, performing well in the reserves[7] before making his senior debut against Fitzroy on 31 May 1947.[8] He was dropped after two games and in 1948 was reported as seeking a clearance to Hawthorn[9] but this move did not eventuate and his elite level career ended after only two games.

Les Field died in September 1986.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Historically, different sources have recorded different full names, dates of birth and death for this player, however these are the correct dates for the Les Field who came from Casterton.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ↑ "World War II Roll: Leslie Gordon Field". Commonwealth of Australia.
  4. ↑ "SPORTSMEN'S HONOR ROLL". Weekly Times. No. 3835. Victoria, Australia. 16 December 1942. p. 20.
  5. ↑ "ESSENDON HAVE GOOD RECRUITS". The Argus. No. 31, 063. Melbourne, Victoria. 22 March 1946. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "SPORT IN COUNTRY". The Argus. No. 31, 239. Melbourne, Victoria. 14 October 1946. p. 18.
  7. ↑ "DONS' TRIP TO W.A." The Age. No. 28, 714. Melbourne, Victoria. 7 May 1947. p. 18.
  8. ↑ "SHOW DOWN ON STEALING OF FOOTBALLERS". Weekly Times. No. 4067. Victoria, Australia. 4 June 1947. p. 50.
  9. ↑ "Vital Round". The Age. No. 29048. Melbourne, Victoria. 2 June 1948. p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Leslie Gordon Field". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.


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