Maurie Herring

Maurice "Maurie" Stanley Herring (21 September 1879 – 24 June 1962) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Herring made his debut against Geelong in round 2 of the 1897 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]

Maurie Herring
Personal information
Full name	Maurice Stanley Herring
Date of birth	(1879-09-21)21 September 1879
Place of birth	Kyneton, Victoria
Date of death	24 June 1962(1962-06-24) (aged 82)
Original team(s)	Melbourne Grammar
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1904	Melbourne	68 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Career highlights
Melbourne premiership player 1900
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In June 1902 he entered Trinity College while undertaking studies at the University of Melbourne.