About Ernest Newling
Lived 1876 – 1944 (aged 68). Ernest Newling was an australian rules football player.
Ernest "Bung" Newling (26 June 1876 – 30 November 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Newling, who was blind in one eye, played as a defender and follower. He arrived at the club from Geelong West.
He was just the third Geelong player to appear in 150 league games, after Teddy Rankin and Henry Young. Despite his disability with the use of one eye, he managed to make 148 with Geelong B side against Belmont in a 1901/02 Geelong Cricket Association First Eleven Match.
He is buried at the East Geelong Cemetery Humble Street side.
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Who was Ernest Newling?
Australian rules footballer (1876-1944)
When was Ernest Newling born?
Ernest Newling was born on 26 June 1876 in Geelong.
When did Ernest Newling die?
Ernest Newling died on 30 November 1944 in Newtown.
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Ernest Newling was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ernest Newling. https://biography.guide/ernest-newling/
MLA: "Ernest Newling." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ernest-newling/.
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