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Maplestone

Victorian Football Association
Second Twenty/Reserves competition.
Career: 1891 - 1892


1891 CFC Annual Report, Maplestone scored 2 goals in the Reserves.
Maplestone was named in most of the Carlton Second Twenty team squads for this season, generally 24 or 25 players.
He was also named in the few Second Twenty squads published in 1892. The economic depression had set in with clubs hit hard financially and the Reserves competition was reduced to seven teams.

Could be cricketer, "Harry Maplestone - youth of some 21 years of age, who hits like a horse kicking, and bowls a devilish nasty catapult-like sort of ball. He formerly played with Carlton, but this season has thrown his lot in with North Melbourne."
(Inquirer & Commercial News Perth 11 January 1893 p3) (Harry is also a nick-name for Henry)
There was a Maplestone who played baseball with the Carlton second nine in the 1890's.
Wikipedia has a photo of Victorian cricketer Henry Maplestone, born Parkville 11 Jan 1870 - Moonee Ponds 10 Dec 1949
Death notice, Henry C. Maplestone (Argus Dec 12 p11)
Funeral and remains taken to Fawkner Cemetery on December 13
There was a Maplestone playing bowls for the Victoria club November 1894

Footnote:

Charlie Maplestone played 16 games between 1900 - 1902. A relation?


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