{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Clem Splatt | image = Clem Splatt 1925.jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = Splatt in May 1925 | fullname = Clement Reginald Splatt | birth_date = {{birth date|1899|9|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Greensborough, Victoria | death_date = {{death date and age|1963|5|18|1899|9|17|df=y}} | death_place = East Melbourne, Victoria | originalteam = Diamond Creek, Greensborough | height = 188 cm | weight = 84 kg | position = Key position player | guernsey = 21, 7 | statsend = 1927 | years1 = 1922 | club1 = {{AFL Col}} | games_goals1 = {{0}}2 {{0}}(0) | years2 = 1923–1924 | club2 = Hawthorn (VFA) | games_goals2 = 19 (12) | years3 = 1925–1927 | club3 = {{AFL Haw}} | games_goals3 = 20 {{0}}(1) | careerhighlights = }} '''Clement Reginald "Clem" Splatt''' (17 September 1899 – 18 May 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).<ref>Holmesby & Main (2009).</ref>
==Family== The son of Henry Bartlett Splatt (1863–1938),<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206942734 ''Deaths: Splatt, The Age'', (Tuesday, 28 June 1938), p.1.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56847665 Obituary, ''The (Hurstbridge) Advertiser'', (Friday, 1 July 1938), p.1.]</ref> and Mary Ann Splatt (1871–1937), née Ely,<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203879618 Deaths: Splatt, ''The Age'', (Tuesday, 4 May 1937), p.1.]</ref> Clement Reginald Splatt was born at Greensborough, Victoria on 17 September 1899.
He married Annie Doris Vera Jack (1905–1955) in 1926.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71637443 Deaths: Splatt, ''The Argus'', (Tuesday, 8 March 1955), p.14.]</ref> They had two children: Valma Beryl Splatt (1927–1959), later Mrs. Albert Clack,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61124334 Wedding Bells, ''The Alexandra Standard'', (Friday, 25 November 1949), p.2.]</ref> and John Robert Henry Splatt (1932–1997).
==Football== A very tall player for his era, Splatt was a key position player who was noted for his marking.
===Diamond Creek=== Splatt commenced his football career at Diamond Creek Football Club where he played with Gordon and Syd Coventry.
===Collingwood (VFL)=== Clem and Syd joined Gordon at Collingwood for the 1922 VFL season,<ref>Profile, at ''Collingwood Forever''.</ref> but Splatt only managed two games.
===Hawthorn (VFA)=== In 1923 he transferred to Hawthorn, who were then in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2007149 |title=SPORTING. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=24 May 1923 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
===Hawthorn (VFL)=== He continued playing for Hawthorn as they joined the VFL in 1925 and, playing at centre half-forward, was a member of their inaugural VFL side, which played against Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval, on 2 May 1925.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243764980 Tiger's Dash: Hawthorn Game But Powerless, ''The Herald'', (Saturday, 2 May 1925), p.3.]</ref> Splatt was Hawthorn's leading Brownlow Medal vote winner (with three) in 1925.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2145912 Football: Best and Fairest Player, Watson (St. Kilda) Gains Honour, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 1 October 1925), p.4.]</ref>
Injuries limited him to a further five games over the next two seasons and he retired from senior football.
===Hastings=== In 1929 Splatt took a position as captain-coach of the Hastings Football Club (replacing the team's 1928 coach, ex-Fitzroy footballer Bill Thorpe) where he played for four years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73596903 |title=BERT AUST LOOKS BACK. |newspaper=Frankston Standard |location=Frankston, Vic. |date=19 June 1947 |page=2 Supplement |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==After football== He subsequently took a position on the committee of the Alexandra Football Club.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64738413 Football, ''The Alexandra and Yea Standard'', (Friday, 31 March 1939), p.2.]</ref>
==Death== Clem Splatt died at East Melbourne on 18 August 1963 and is buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229673180/clement-reginald-splatt |title=Clement Reginald Splatt |publisher=Find a Grave}}</ref>
== Footnotes == {{reflist}}
== References == * {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{AFL Tables|ref=C/Clem_Splatt.html}} * {{AustralianFootball|ref=clem%2Bsplatt/3970}} * [http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Splatt,_Clem_R..php Clem R. Splatt, at ''The VFA Project''.] * [https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/clem-splatt Clem Splatt, at ''Collingwood Forever''.]
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