About Maurie Herring
Lived 1879 – 1962 (aged 82). Maurie Herring was an australian rules football player.
Maurice "Maurie" Stanley Herring (21 September 1879 – 24 June 1962) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Herring made his debut against in round 2 of the 1897 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In June 1902 he entered Trinity College while undertaking studies at the University of Melbourne.
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Who was Maurie Herring?
Australian rules footballer
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Maurie Herring was born on 21 September 1879 in Kyneton.
When did Maurie Herring die?
Maurie Herring died on 24 June 1962.
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Maurie Herring was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Maurie Herring. https://biography.guide/maurie-herring/
MLA: "Maurie Herring." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/maurie-herring/.
Chicago: "Maurie Herring." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/maurie-herring/.
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