Bert Sharpe Explained

Bert Sharpe
Fullname:Albert Edward Sharpe
Birth Date:6 May 1878
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Death Place:Carlton North, Victoria
Originalteam:Royal Park Crescent
Position:Forward
Statsend:1905
Years1:1897–1903
Games Goals1:99 (59)
Years2:1904–1905
Games Goals2:17 (17)
Games Goalstotal:116 (76)
Careerhighlights:

1898

Albert 'Bert' Sharpe (6 May 1878 – 10 January 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club 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;[1] his teammates wore black armbands for that match.[2] [3] He still brought up the 100 game milestone as he continued his career at South Melbourne in 1904.[4]

He died young in 1918.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/318810 Deaths: Sharpe, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 September 1899), p.9.
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9030691 Football: The Final Match, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 September 1899), p.11.
  3. https://australianfootball.com/game/view/202 Match Report: The premiership final: Fitzroy premiers, Australianfootball.com.
  4. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  5. News: Family Notices . The Argus . Victoria, Australia . 12 January 1918 . 1.