Tom Sherry | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Matthew Sherry | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Undera, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 3 August 1971 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Tongala, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Barwon | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1907 | Geelong | 13 (18) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Matthew Sherry (5 October 1881 – 3 August 1971) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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]
Tom Sherry | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Matthew Sherry | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Undera, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 3 August 1971 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Tongala, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Barwon | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1907 | Geelong | 13 (18) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Matthew Sherry (5 October 1881 – 3 August 1971) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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]