Tom Sherry Explained

Tom Sherry
Fullname:	Thomas Matthew Sherry
Birth Date:	5 October 1881
Birth Place:	Undera, Victoria
Death Place:	Tongala, Victoria
Originalteam:	Barwon
Statsend:	1907
Years1:	1907
Club1:	Geelong
Games Goals1:	13 (18)

Thomas Matthew Sherry (5 October 1881 – 3 August 1971)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Sherry, a recruit from Barwon, played for Geelong in the 1907 VFL season.^{[2] [3]} He came into the side in round five and played in the remainder of Geelong's games that season, a total of 13 appearances.^[4] His tally of 18 goals in 1907 was enough to win Geelong's leading goalkicker award.^[5]

In 1908, Sherry applied for a clearance to the Melbourne Football Club, but it was refused.^[6] He instead made his way to Victorian Football Association club Prahran.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom Sherry – Player Bio. Australian Football. 29 January 2015.
2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
3. News: Geelong v. Melbourne;. . . Victoria . 27 May 1907 . 29 January 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Tom Sherry – Games Played. AFL Tables. 29 January 2015.
5. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
6. News: Football. . . Melbourne . 7 May 1908 . 29 January 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Football Notes. . . Melbourne . 23 May 1908 . 29 January 2015 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Improving. . . Melbourne . 18 May 1908 . 29 January 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.