Ern Henfry

Ern Henfry
Personal information
Full name Ernest Edgar Henfry
Born (1921-07-24)24 July 1921
Perth, Western Australia
Died 14 January 2007(2007-01-14) (aged 85)
Inglewood, Western Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position Centre
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–1941 Perth 51 (70)
1944 RAAF (NSW)[?]
1944 Carlton 2 (0)
1945 Perth 1 (2)
1947–1952 Carlton 82 (20)
1953–1954 Perth 22 (17)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1939 Western Australia 2 (2)
1949 Victoria 2 ([?])
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1953–1964 Perth 242 (139–103–0)
1956–1957 Western Australia 6 (3–3–0)
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ernest Edgar Henfry (24 July 1921 – 14 January 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later served as coach of Perth, and also coached Western Australia, having previously played at state level for both Western Australia and Victoria. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2014.