Tom Sherry

Tom Sherry
Personal information
Full nameThomas Sherry
Date of birth5 October 1881
Date of death3 August 1971 (aged 89)
Original teamBarwon
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1907Geelong13 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1907 season.

Thomas "Tom" Sherry (5 October 1881 - 3 August 1971)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Sherry, a recruit from Barwon, played for Geelong in the 1907 VFL season.[2][3] He came into the side in round five and played in the remainder of Geelong's games that season, a total of 13 appearances.[4] His tally of 18 goals in 1907 was enough to win Geelong's leading goalkicker award.[5]

In 1908, Sherry applied for a clearance to the Melbourne Football Club, but it was refused.[6] He instead made his way to Victorian Football Association club Prahran.[7][8]

References

  1. "Tom Sherry - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Geelong v. Melbourne;.". Geelong Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 27 May 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. "Tom Sherry - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  6. "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 7 May 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. "Football Notes.". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 23 May 1908. p. 21. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  8. "Improving.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 May 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

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