Bert Lenne

Bert Lenne
Cigarette card of Lenne in 1912
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Carl Lenne
Date of birth	2 August 1889
Place of birth	St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death	19 November 1973(1973-11-19) (aged 84)
Place of death	Malvern East, Victoria
Original team(s)	Northcote, Fitzroy juniors
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s)	Full back
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910–1922	Fitzroy	157 (7)
1923–1924	St Kilda	21 (0)
Total		178 (7)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1912	Victoria	2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1912.

Hubert Carl "Bert" Lenne (2 August 1889 – 19 November 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lenne played as a defender, most often at full-back, and spent 13 seasons with Fitzroy from his debut in 1910. A premiership player in 1913 and 1916, Lenne left Fitzroy after being omitted from their 1922 Grand Final side. He finished his career with two seasons at St Kilda.

In 1927, Lenne was appointed as captain / coach of the Benalla Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.

References

• Donald, Chris (2005). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Australia. pp. 49–51. ISBN 9781877029189.

External links

• Bert Lenne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bert Lenne at AustralianFootball.com