Hugh Purse

Hugh Landles Purse was an Australian [rules football]er who played with Melbourne in the Victorian [Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League].
Purse, originally from Victorian Football Association club Brighton, was the younger brother of Melbourne's 1900 VFL [Grand Final|1900 premiership player] Jack Purse. Noted for his strong marking, Purse played many of his early games as a half forward. He represented Victoria [Australian rules football team|Victoria] at the Melbourne Carnival">Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne Carnival and was also club captain of Melbourne that year.
Purse returned to Brighton, as captain, in 1910, but came back to Melbourne for a final season in 1912 before retiring.
Purse's son, Hugh C. Purse, was a leading athlete who became an Australian Army officer and died from wounds inflicted at Tobruk in 1941.