Len Mann

Len "Moose" Mann (born 21 August 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during the early 1960s.

Len Mann
Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-08-21)21 August 1938
Original team(s)	Merbein
Debut	Round 2, 1960, Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at Junction Oval
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1960–1964	Melbourne	46 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mann, originally from Merbein, where he won the Sunraysia Football League's Under 16 best and fairest award in 1954,^[1] the Under 18 award in 1955^[2] and Merbein Football Club's reserves best and fairest award in 1956.^[3]

Mann was Melbourne's first choice ruckman in their 1960 VFL premiership side.^[4]

Mann was captain-coach of Warrnambool between 1965 and 1967, leading them to the 1966 Hampden Football League premiership and runners up in 1965.

His cousin Harold played beside him in the 1960 VFL premiership side, better known as 'Hassa' which was a nickname Len gave him as a child.

Links

• Len Mann's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Demonwiki Player Profile
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.