Lawrence Andrew Angwin (4 September 1918 – 14 July 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the

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(VFL). A wingman, Angwin played with

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in the

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before joining Hawthorn; he was the first player to cross from the VFA to the VFL without a clearance after the competitions ended their reciprocal permit agreement in 1938, and as a result he was suspended from playing in the VFA. However, this did not affect his ability to play in the VFL, and he won Hawthorn's

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award in

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and finished runner up in the following two seasons. Angwin also did well in the

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, polling 13 votes to finish equal sixth and earned

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selection, representing them against

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in an interstate match. Angwin's grandson Laurence Angwin also played in the Australian Football League.

Honours and achievements

Individual * Hawthorn best and fairest: 1940 * Hawthorn life member

References

External links

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Profile at Hawksheadquarters
1918 births 2002 deaths Hawthorn Football Club players Peter Crimmins Medal winners Port Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Sportspeople from Boulder, Western Australia {{AFL-bio-1918-stub