Ernest Joseph Field Loveless (6 December 1907 – 21 Dec 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Hawthorn in the VFL.
Ernie Loveless | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ernest Joseph Field Loveless | ||
Date of birth | (1907-12-06)6 December 1907 | ||
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 21 December 1950(1950-12-21) (aged 43) | ||
Place of death | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | St Kilda District | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1926–1929, 1931 | St Kilda | 42 (2) | |
1933–1936 | Hawthorn | 56 (1) | |
Total | 98 (3) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Loveless played in the back pocket and started his career with St Kilda.
Loveless was captain coach of the Wangaratta Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1930. Loveless was captain-coach of the O&MFL team that lost to the Goulburn Valley Football League in 1930.[1]
He crossed to Hawthorn in 1933 and was a best and fairest winner the following season. Loveless was vice captain of Hawthorn in 1935 and 1936, his last two years in the VFL.
Peter Crimmins Medal • Hawthorn Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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