Gil Hendrie

Gil Hendrie
Hendrie in May 1925
Personal information
Full name	Gilbert John Hendrie
Date of birth	(1901-07-15)15 July 1901
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	24 June 1968(1968-06-24) (aged 66)
Place of death	Mornington, Victoria
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Debut	Round 1, 1925, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Centre-half forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1927	Hawthorn	17 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gilbert John Hendrie (15 July 1901 – 24 June 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The fifth son of Thomas Bruce Hendrie and Alice Charlotte Ingram, Hendrie grew up in the Hawthorn area. He was the younger brother of Melbourne’s Bill Hendrie and the grandfather of John Hendrie.[2]

Football

A tall man for his era, he was a centre half-forward and originally played for Camberwell Football Club before transferring to Hawthorn when they joined the VFL. He played in 1925 and 1927 and was a prominent member of the team in Hawthorn's first ever VFL match.[3]

After football

Gil Hendrie married Isabella Victoria Deering in 1926[4] and after football he became a partner in Deering's Bakery in Camberwell before retiring to Mornington.[5]

Gil Hendrie died in 1968 at the age of 66[6] and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.[7]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "1972 – Year in Review". Hawk Headquarters. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015.
3. "HAWTHORN'S INITIAL EFFORT". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 May 1925. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Family Notices". Table Talk. Melbourne. 12 August 1926. p. 47 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Footy Flashbacks". Hawthorn Football Club.
6. "Deaths". The Age. 25 June 1968. p. 17.
7. "Gilbert John Hendrie". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.

External links

• Gil Hendrie's playing statistics from AFL Tables