Maurie Sankey
| Maurie Sankey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Sankey | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1940 | ||
| Place of death | 21 November 1965 (aged 25) | ||
| Original team(s) | Latrobe | ||
| Height/Weight | 193 cm / 87 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959-1965 | Carlton | 100 (61) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965 season. | |||
Maurie Sankey (9 February 1940 – 21 November 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sankey was from Tasmania and played his early football at Latrobe. A ruckman, he participated in Carlton's 1959 Preliminary Final loss to Essendon in just his third VFL appearance. He would later, in 1962, get to play in a Grand Final but again it was in a losing team, with Essendon victors.
He became club vice-captain in 1964 and brought up his 100th league match the following season.
On 21 November 1965, Sankey was killed when his car was involved in a head-on collision near Wangaratta. He was buried in Springvale Cemetery.
References
- Maurie Sankey's statistics from AFL Tables
- Maurie Sankey's profile from AustralianFootball.com
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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