Clem Splatt
Clement Reginald "Clem" Splatt was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League.
A very tall player for his era, Splatt was a key position player who was noted for his marking. Splatt commenced his football career at Diamond Creek Football Club where he played with Gordon and Syd Coventry. Clem and Syd joined Gordon at Collingwood for the 1922 VFL season, but Splatt only managed two games. In 1923 he transferred to Hawthorn, who were then in the Victorian Football Association. He continued playing for Hawthorn as they joined the VFL in 1925 and was a member of their inaugural VFL side. Splatt was Hawthorn's leading Brownlow Medal vote winner in 1925. Injuries limited him to a further five games over the next two seasons and he retired from senior football.
In 1926, Clem Splatt married Annie Doris Vera Jack and they had two children. In 1928 Splatt took a position as captain-coach of the Hastings Football Club where he played for four years. He subsequently took a position on the committee of the Alexandra Football Club. Splatt died in 1963.
