Jack Sharpley
| Jack Sharpley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas John Sharpley | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Maffra, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 1968 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Kerang | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1927 | Footscray | 8 (2) | |
| 1927–1932 | Hawthorn | 41 (1) | |
| Total | 49 (3) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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Thomas John Sharpley (18 February 1906 – 30 September 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
A full back, Sharpley started his league career in 1926 with Footscray and played with them for a season and a half before moving to Hawthorn where he played with his brother Keith. In 1930, Sharpley won Hawthorn Football Club's Best and Fairest award, later known as the Peter Crimmins Medal, and finished equal fourth in the Brownlow Medal.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Sharpley - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 806. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
[edit]- Jack Sharpley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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