Charlie Morley
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Charlie Morley
| image =
| fullname = Charles Henry Morley
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1883|3|2}}
| birth_place = Strathbogie, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1919|4|13|1883|3|2}}
| death_place = London, England
| originalteam = Paddington (NSW)
| height = 178 cm
| weight =
| position =
| statsend = 1906
| years1 = 1906
| club1 = Essendon
| games_goals1 = 3 (0)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Lieutenant Charles Henry Morley (2 March 1883 – 13 April 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite web|url=https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=214256|title=Details: Charles Henry Morley|publisher=The AIF Project|accessdate=16 May 2015}}{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}
Football
Born and educated in Strathbogie, Victoria, Morley later made his way to Sydney, where he played for the Paddington Football Club.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65687816 |title=Strathbogie. |newspaper=Euroa Advertiser |location=Victoria |date=9 May 1919 |accessdate=16 May 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139183500 |title=Football Notes. |newspaper=The Australasian |location=Melbourne |date=5 May 1906 |accessdate=16 May 2015 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}} While at Paddington he was held in high regard, described along with a teammate as "one of the two finest ruck-players in NSW".{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167208395 |title=Paddington. |newspaper=Sydney Sportsman |location=Surrey Hills, NSW |date=2 May 1906 |accessdate=16 May 2015 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Morley, a half-back flanker with Essendon, played three VFL games, all in the 1906 VFL season.{{cite web|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---m|title=Past Player Profiles – M|publisher=essendonfc.com.au|accessdate=16 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706133314/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---m|archivedate=6 July 2015|df=dmy-all}} Each of his appearance were in East Melbourne, the first a seven-point loss to South Melbourne in the opening round.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Charlie_Morley_gm.html|title=Charlie Morley – Games Played|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=16 May 2015}} He next played in round three, when Essendon defeated Melbourne by 34 points and his final appearance, in round 11, was also in a win, over St Kilda.
Military
On 17 July 1915 Morley departed Melbourne on HMAT A67 Orsova, a member of the Siege Artillery Brigade which would be the first Australian unit to land in France.{{cite web|url=http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/295509|title=Morley Charles Henry|publisher=National Archives of Australia and Archives NZ|accessdate=16 May 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65687747 |title=Concerning People. |newspaper=Euroa Advertiser |location=Victoria |date=2 May 1919 |accessdate=17 May 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Morley died in London on 13 April 1919, while being transported to the Royal Herbert Hospital.{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1646890/|title=Roll of Honour: Charles Henry Morley|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=16 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1478205/|title=Red Cross Wounded and Missing: Charles Henry Morley|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=16 May 2015}} He had been suffering from bronchopneumonia.
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=C/Charlie_Morley.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=charlie%2Bmorley/2099}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Category:Essendon Football Club players
Category:Paddington Australian Football Club players
Category:Deaths from pneumonia in England
Category:Deaths from bronchopneumonia
Category:Australian military personnel killed in World War I