Herb Turner

For other people named Herbert Turner, see Herbert Turner (disambiguation).

Herb Turner
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Wilfred Turner
Date of birth	(1921-07-06)6 July 1921
Place of birth	Woodvale, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death	Bendigo
Original team(s)	West Melbourne
Debut	Round 1, 1944, Carlton v. South Melbourne
Height/Weight	170 cm (5 ft 7 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1944–1949 1950 Total -	Carlton Hawthorn	86 (101) 10 0(10) 96 (111)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950 season.
Career highlights
Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947

Herbert Wilfred Turner (6 July 1921 – 24 February 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nicknamed "Stumpy", Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward.

Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

External links

• Herb Turner's statistics from AFL Tables
• Blueseum
• Cricinfo profile