Hawthorn (VFL) Pool was a rover, and by playing 200 games of VFL football he became the first West Australian-born player to reach that milestone. Despite his ability, playing for Victoria seven times, Hawthorn were a very poor team during his career. Pool is (as of 2014) one of only five players in the AFL/VFL to play 200 games or more without playing a final (the others are
Steve Smith and
Gary Hardeman of Melbourne and
Geoff Cunningham and
Trevor Barker of St. Kilda).
Camberwell (VFA) Pool played 10 games at the age of 33 with the Camberwell Football club in 1939. ==Death==