Charlie Tyson
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | November 14, 1897, |
| Recruited from | Kalgoorlie Railways |
| Height and weight | 183 cm / 81 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1920, Collingwood vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Collingwood (1920-26)
North Melbourne (1927-29)
Total - 144 Games, 80 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1929 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Charlie Tyson (November 14, 1897 - 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1920s.
Recruited to Collingwood from the Goldfields Football League, Tyson was a half back flanker and made his VFL debut in 1920. He was named club captain in 1924 and despite not making the finals in his first season in charge he led them to Grand Finals in the next two. It was in the 1926 Grand Final that he found himself in significant controversy.
Collingwood lost the match to Melbourne by 57 points and Tyson was accused of 'playing dead'. To this day it is unclear whether the allegations hold water but what was known is that the Collingwood committee considered his relaxed and laid back demeanor as inappropriate for a club captain and were possibly looking for an excuse to get rid of him. Disgruntled with the allegations, Tyson received a clearance to move to North Melbourne where he subsequently became captain-coach.
