Tom Sherry

Tom Sherry
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Sherry
Date of birth	5 October 1881
Date of death	3 August 1971 (aged 89)
Original team(s)	Barwon
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907	Geelong	13 (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: National Library of Australia). 7 May 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
7. "Football Notes.". The Australasian (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 23 May 1908. p. 21. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
8. "Improving.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 18 May 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

External links

• Tom Sherry's statistics from AFL Tables