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Carlton: 1918 Leading Goalkicker Medal won by Carlton's Ern…
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17-Jun-2021
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Carlton: 1918 Leading Goalkicker Medal won by Carlton's Ern Cowley, and awarded to his family retrospectively in 2004, engraved on reverse 'Ern C Cowley, Carlton, 34 Goals, Presented July 26 2004'. Together with Invitation to 'Australian Football League, Retrospective Medals, Presentation Dinner', and press clipping re event. [Ern Cowley came to Carlton from Brunswick and had a strong debut season in 1918, kicking 35 goals to top the VFL's goalkicking. He played just one more year with Carlton before returning to the Vfa where he joined Prahran. Cowley was also a proficient baseball pitcher who represented Victoria in interstate competition. Cowley invented the football game called 'Austus', a combination of Australian and American football which was played between Australians and visiting American servicemen during World War II. He was a journalist with the Sporting Globe and wrote on American sports, particularly baseball]
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