John Sharrock Explained

John Sharrock
Fullname:Walter John Sharrock
Birth Date:16 February 1944
Originalteam:Tooleybuc
Height:185 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1968
Years1:1963–1968
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:94 (109)

John Sharrock (born 16 February 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1960s.

Football

Sharrock played most of his career as a half forward flanker and was a premiership player in 1963, his first season at Geelong. On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

Due to an injury to Roy West, he spent the first half of 1966 playing at fullback before moving to centre-half forward for the second half of the season. He had his best season, finishing third in the Brownlow Medal count.[1]

In 1968 he suffered a career ending knee injury during an Inter-League game and despite having represented Victoria at interstate football earlier in the season it would be his last year in the game.[2]

Life membership

John was awarded a Life Membership with Geelong Football Club in 2012.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Stewart's Second Medal: Beats Nicholls and Sharrock. The Age. 30 August 1966. 24.
  2. News: More than a flag for John Sharrock. Jon . Anderson. Herald Sun. 29 September 2007.
  3. Web site: Life membership for three former locals. Thomas. Dullard. 29 June 2012.