Athol Sharp | |
Fullname: | George William Athol Sharp |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1894 |
Birth Place: | Newmarket |
Death Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Moonee Ponds |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 67 kg |
Position: | Forward |
Statsend: | 1920 |
Years1: | 1913–1916, 1920 |
Club1: | Carlton |
Games Goals1: | 56 (41) |
George William Athol Sharp (1 April 1894 – 19 April 1969)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sharp, a forward, was recruited by Carlton from Moonee Ponds.[2] He missed out on playing in Carlton's 1914 premiership team through injury but was a forward pocket and second rover in their 1915 VFL Grand Final winning side.[3] In 1916 he missed another grand final, with a broken collarbone, but Carlton would lose on that occasion.
He served his country during the war and then returned to Carlton for one final season in 1920.[3] [4]