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Ernest Wilfred Schunke (26 October 1882 – 6 November 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He has the unusual distinction of having been a VFL umpire, before his VFL playing career.[2]
| Ernie Schunke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Wilfred Schunke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 1922 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton Districts | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Richmond | 6 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The son of August Henry Schunke (1850–1928),[3] a butcher,[4] and Elizabeth Schunke, née Coleman, Ernest grew up with three siblings, Charles Henry Schunke (1879–1924) who played for Carlton, Edwin James (1887–1974), and Rose Elizabeth Langstreth (1885–1940), née Schunke.[1]
He married Helena Francesca "Nellie" Spackman in 1913. They had two children: Joy and Ivy.[1]
Umpire
Schunke was a boundary umpire for 11 games in the 1904 VFL season.[2] It was the year that the VFL introduced boundary umpires.[5]
Richmond
Recruited by Richmond from Carlton Districts,[6] he played in the final six rounds of the 1909 VFL season.[7]
He was killed almost instantaneously in a work accident at the James Moore and Son's timber yards in South Melbourne on 6 November 1922,[8] when a cutting knife from a shaping machine, which had come loose, flew through the air and struck him just above the heart.[9][10]
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