Clarence Alfred Woodward Sherry (4 June 1895 – 19 April 1977) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family ( Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
**Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
(VFL).
Sherry was one of Fitzroy's wingmen in their 1922 premiership team and also played in the side which lost the
1923 VFL Grand Final
The 1923 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 20 October 1923. It was the 26th annual Grand Final of ...
. As he retired after the 1923 premiership decider, and missed most of that year, Sherry had appeared in two grand finals from his last five games.
[AFL Tables: Clarrie Sherry]
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He was good enough to represent the VFL in interstate football on three occasions during his career.[
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References
1895 births
1977 deaths
Fitzroy Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club Premiership players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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