Les Charge

Les Charge
Personal information
Full name	Les B. Charge
Date of birth	27 July 1891
Date of death	30 March 1957 (aged 65)
Original team(s)	Leopold[1]
Height / weight	185 cm / 83 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910–1915	South Melbourne	65 (50)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.

Les Charge (27 July 1891 – 30 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Charge was a ruckman from Leopold, who appeared as a follower in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.^[2] He took a while to establish a place in the team but from 1912 to 1914 was a regular fixture, playing 56 of his 65 senior matches.^[3]

He later played in Sydney and was a member of North Shore's 1921 premiership side.

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
2. "Australian Football - Les Charge - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. AFL Tables: Les Charge