Horrie Bant | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Horace Bray Bant | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1882 | ||
Place of birth | Clunes, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 May 1957 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Position(s) | Centre half-back, Fullback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1905 | West Perth | 15 (1) | |
1906–1909 | St Kilda | 52 (1) | |
1910 | Essendon | 12 (0) | |
1911–12, 1914, 1916–18 | Subiaco | 59 | |
1913 | Prahran | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Horace Bray "Horrie" Bant (22 September 1882 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his senior career in Western Australia. [1] After originally playing for Ballarat Imperials, in early 1904 Bant moved to Western Australia and after playing in the Goldfields League for a few months was cleared to West Perth. He was a member of West Perth's 1905 premiership winning side. [1]
He joined St Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games. [2] This included St Kilda's first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain. [3]
After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco. [1] He played in another premiership in 1912 but missed their 1913 premiership win as he spent the season in Victoria with Prahran. [4] Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he did not play a senior game. [1]
He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post. [5] His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Phil Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital. Bant himself was injured but survived. [1]