John Sharrock
John Sharrock | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 16 February 1944 | ||
Original team | Tooleybuc | ||
Height/Weight | 185 cm / 83 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1963-1968 | Geelong | 94 (109) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1968 season. |
John Sharrock (born 16 February 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1960s.
Sharrock played most of his career as a half forward flanker and was a premiership player in his first season at Geelong, in 1963. He spent a lot of 1966 at fullback and excelled, finishing third in the Brownlow Medal count. In 1968 he suffered a career ending knee injury during an Inter-League game and despite having represented Victoria at interstate football earlier in the season it would be his last year in the game.John was awarded a Life Membership with Geelong Football Club on 31 May 2012.
External links
- John Sharrock's statistics from AFL Tables
- Fullpointsfooty profile
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