Joe Pearce (footballer)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | January 28, 1885, |
| Recruited from | |
| Height and weight | 184 cm / 80 kg |
| Death | April 25, 1915 (aged 30), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1904, Melbourne vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Melbourne (1904-13)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1913 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Arthur Mueller 'Joe' Pearce (January 28, 1885 - April 25, 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL. He was known during his playing career as Joe Pearce, possibly to avoid any Anti-German prejudice that came with the name Mueller.
Pearce was a regular for Melbourne from 1904 to 1913 and represented Victoria at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival. In 1914 he enlisted in the military and was killed the following year on the Gallipoli landing.
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[edit] References
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Pearce, Joe", pp.144-146 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-740-95010-0
