Bob Sayers Explained
| Bob Sayers |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Death Place: | Blackburn, Victoria, Australia |
| Originalteam: | Fitzroy Sub Districts |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Statsend: | 1939 |
| Years1: | 1938–39 |
| Games Goals1: | 4 (0) |
Robert Walter Henry Sayers (26 October 1917 - 28 November 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Henry William Arthur Sayers (1888-1934),[2] and Ruby May Sayers (1889-1971), née Rice, Robert Walter Henry Sayers was born at Fitzroy, Victoria on 26 October 1917.
He married Doreen Sarah McClure (1920–2009) on 16 March 1940. They had three children.
Football
In 22 April 1938, Sayers was granted a clearance to Fitzroy from Fitzroy Sub-District.[3] [4]
With his First XVIII debut delayed by an injury, he played his first match for the senior side, on the wing, against Richmond at the Brunswick Street Oval on 4 June 1938.[5] He was injured during the third quarter of the match, and was not selected on the following Saturday.[6]
In his last First XVIII match for Fitzroy, he was 19th man, and replaced Len Smith (footballer, born 1912), who had broken his hand, at half time of the match against Hawthorn, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 13 May 1939.
On 21 July 1939, he was cleared from Fitzroy to East Brunswick in the Sub-District Football League.[7]
Death
He died at Regis Aged Care, Blackburn, Victoria, on 28 November 2016.[8]
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing.
- B883, VX76871: World War Two Service Record: Private Robert Walter Henry Sayers (VX76871), National Archives of Australia.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Robert Walter Henry Sayers (VX76871), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Fitzroy Footballers ready to meet Essendon, The (Hobart) Mercury, Thursday, 14 July 1938), p.16.
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.787.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203841231 Deaths: Sayers, The Age, (Friday, 16 March 1934), p.1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11159119 Strang, Crowe Cleared: Many Football Permits, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 April 1938), p.15.
- "The failure of Fitzroy District Club to maintain its affiliation with the Sub-District League has enabled Fitzroy League club to secure two really worthwhile players in (Gordon) Dennis and Sayers. The latter, though light, is a footballer above the ordinary, Dennis, too, can expect inclusion in the final [training] list [for 1938].": (Melbourne) Herald, Wednesday, 30 March 1938), p.2.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11173876 New Wing Man at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 3 June 1938), p.20.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11158911 Reville at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 10 June 1938), p.20.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12141749 Sub-District Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 22 June 1939), p.23.
- Web site: SAYERS. Robert Walter Henry. Herald Sun Tributes. 8 April 2017.
