Herb Turner (Australian footballer)

For other people named Herbert Turner, see Herbert Turner (disambiguation).

William Herbert Turner (6 July 1921 – 24 February 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Herb Turner
Personal information
Full name	William Herbert Turner
Date of birth	(1921-07-06)6 July 1921
Place of birth	Woodvale, Victoria
Date of death	24 February 2002(2002-02-24) (aged 80)
Place of death	Bendigo
Original team(s)	West Melbourne
Debut	Round 1, 1944, Carlton vs. South Melbourne
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1944–1949	Carlton	86 (101)
1950	Hawthorn	10 0(10)
Total		96 (111)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Career highlights
Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nicknamed "Stumpy", Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward.

Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948.^[1] In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers