Hendrick Waye Explained

Taffy Waye
Fullname:Hendrick Stanbury Waye
Birth Date:13 December 1877
Birth Place:Willunga, South Australia
Death Place:Malvern, South Australia[1]
Originalteam:Willunga
Position:Forward, ruck
Statsend:1910
Years1:1902–1910
Club1:Sturt
Games Goals1:71 (75)

Hendrick Stanbury "Taffy" Waye (13 December 1877 – 7 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) during the early 1900s.

Waye played a total of 71 games for Sturt from his debut in 1902 to his last season in 1910.[2] [3] Strong around the ruck and in front of goal, Waye won the Magarey Medal in 1903. He also topped his club's goalkicking five times during his career. At interstate level he represented South Australia regularly, appearing in a total of eight games. He occupies a forward pocket in Sturt's official "Team of the Century".[4]

On 14 August 2011, Waye was selected in the Southern Football League's 125th anniversary team in the forward pocket and second ruck due to his service for the Willunga Football Club.[5] Waye was the only player selected in both the SFL's Greatest Team and Greatest Exports Team.[6]

Taffy Waye was known to ride 25 miles on horseback from Willunga to Unley to train and play for Sturt in 1903, regularly filling in for Willunga between league games at Sturt.[7]

On 26 July 2015, Taffy Waye was inducted into the Southern Football League Hall of Fame in recognition of his service as a player within that league.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hendrick Stanbury Waye . Find A Grave.
  2. Web site: The Players. Sturt Football Club. Sturt Football Club Inc.. 5 October 2015. 29 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029234905/http://sturtfc.com.au/history/sturt-the-numbers. dead.
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame. Sturt Football Club. Sturt Football Club Inc.. 5 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Team of the Century. Sturt Football Club. 18 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130730131459/http://sturtfc.com.au/history/team-of-the-century. 30 July 2013. dmy-all.
  5. News: The Greatest. 13 May 2013. Southern Times Messenger. 17 August 2011. Gordon Armstrong. Jane Whitford. Kane McKay. John Hall. 1, 8–11.
  6. News: Home Grounds Yield Top Crop. 13 May 2013. Southern Times Messenger. 8 June 2011. Jane Whitford. 16.
  7. News: Armstrong. Gordon. An Exclusive Club of 21 Members. 18 July 2013. Southern Times Messenger. 17 August 2011. 8.
  8. Web site: The Board of Directors are pleased to announce and congratulate the 2015 S.F.L. Hall of Fame inductees. Southern Football League Inc.. Fox Sports Pulse. 14 July 2015.