Harry Hunter was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1920s.

Hunter, who started out in the Victorian Football Association with Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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, played as a defender and spent most of his time at full-back. He was a late withdrawal due to a leg injury from Essendon's 1923 Grand Final team and missed the premiership but made up for it the following season when they went back to back. A regular Victorian interstate representative, Hunter transferred to Albury

Albury Football Club

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 in 1928 and captain-coached them to the Ovens & Murray Football League

Ovens & Murray Football League

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 premiership that year. He returned to Essendon for one final season in 1929.

After retiring as a player, Hunter concentrated on his coaching career and had stints at both Yarraville

Yarraville Football Club

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 and Preston

Northern Bullants

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. He was joint coach, alongside Dick Reynolds

Dick Reynolds

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, of Essendon for two games in the 1939 VFL season

1939 VFL season

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, both of which they won.