Charles Edward Tyson (14 November 1897 – 23 September 1985) was an

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er who played with Collingwood and

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in the

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during the 1920s.

VFL career

Recruited to Collingwood from

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n based

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side Kalgoorlie Railways, Tyson was a half back flanker and made his VFL debut in

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. He was named club captain in

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and despite not making the finals in his first season in charge he led them to Grand Finals in the next two. It was in the 1926 VFL Grand Final that he found himself in significant controversy. Collingwood lost the match to

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by 57 points and Tyson was accused of 'playing dead'. To this day it is unclear whether the allegations hold water but what was known is that the Collingwood committee considered his relaxed and laid back demeanor as inappropriate for a club captain and were possibly looking for an excuse to get rid of him. Disgruntled with the allegations, Tyson received a clearance to move to

for the

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. Tyson topped North Melbourne's goal kicking in his first season with the club and subsequently became captain-coach. He was re-appointed coach in 1929. North's committee were not impressed when their Captain-coach was injured paying in an midweek competition. Things came to a head and Tyson resigned his position. A month later Tyson sort and got a clearance to

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. In 1932 Tyson was appointed the coach of the Richmond second XVIII.

Family

Tyson came from a leading Western Australian footballing family; his father Charles Snr, also played for Kalgoorlie Railways, as well as fellow Goldfields' club Coolgardie, and

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(WAFL) clubs

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and Midland Junction. Charles Sr also represented WA on three occasions, and had six brothers who all played football to a high standard: * Edward with Kalgoorlie Railways,

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(VFA) club

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and the NSW state team; * George (known as Tony), Kalgoorie Railways and WAFL clubs

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and West Perth; * Jock, Kalgoorlie Railways and

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(SANFL) club South Adelaide; * Sam, Kalgoorlie Railways and WAFL clubs West Perth (coaching the club in 1931) and Midland Junction; * Walter, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie Railways. * William, Kalgoorlie Railways. Additionally, Sam's son

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played for West Perth from 1930 to 1945, kicking 1203 goals.Atkinson, p. 130.

References

Sources

* Atkinson, G. (1982) ''Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking'', The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. .

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyson, Charlie 1897 births 1985 deaths Collingwood Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Yarraville Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club coaches Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club players West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Australian rules footballers from Kalgoorlie