Bert Sharpe

Bert Sharpe
Personal information
Full name	Albert E. Sharpe
Date of birth	6 May 1878
Date of death	10 January 1918 (aged 39)
Original team(s)	Royal Park Crescent
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-1903 1904-05 Total	Fitzroy South Melbourne	099 (59) 017 (17) 116 (76)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905 season.

Albert 'Bert' Sharpe (6 May 1878 – 10 January 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sharpe was a key position forward but could also play as a defender when required. He played at centre half-forward in the 1898 Fitzroy premiership side and went on to play 99 games for the club; some sources credit him as having played in Fitzroy's 1899 premiership team, thus making 100 Fitzroy appearances, but he was a late withdrawal from the side due to the death of his father the day before the Grand Final; his teammates wore black armbands for that match.^[1] He still brought up the 100 game milestone as he continued his career at South Melbourne in 1904.^[2]

References

1. Tip-Top Roys make it back-to-back in a thriller
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

External links

• Bert Sharpe's statistics from AFL Tables
• Bert Sharpe's profile from AustralianFootball.com