Charlie Van Der Bist (15 June 1915 – 6 May 1970) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Originally from Rochester, he played with

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in 1938, winning the Frankston (Federal) Football League best and fairest award, before playing with Hawthorn in 1939 and 1940. In 1939, Van Der Bist was hit by Ron Barassi Senior in a match against Melbourne. Barassi later received a four-week suspension. Van Der Bist won the 1951 Central Gippsland Football League goal kicking award with 67 goals, playing for

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. In 1933, Van Der Bist was shot in the face with a shot gun when out shooting hares. Van Der Bist represented the Echuca Cricket Association at Melbourne Country Week in 1937. Van Der Bist was enlisted in the Australian Army at Geraldton, Western Australia.

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1940 - Hawthorn FC - team photo
1915 births 1970 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Australian Army personnel of World War II {{AFL-bio-1915-stub