Leo Frederick Merrett (5 April 1920 – 18 October 1976) was an
Australian rules footballer who played in the
VFL in between 1940 and 1949 for the
Richmond Football Club.
Family
The son of Frederick Merrett, and Ellen Clarice Merrett, née Buckley, Leo Frederick Merrett was born at
Nhill, Victoria, on 5 April 1920.
He married Sheila Nora Etheridge on 22 April 1944.
His brother-in-law was the Richmond footballer
Dave Baxter.
He is the great grandfather of Western Bulldogs player
Bailey Smith
Bailey Smith (born 7 December 2000) is a professional Australian rules football player. Smith was recruited by the Western Bulldogs with the 7th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft, making his debut in the 2019 AFL season. He received a nominatio ...
.
Football
Merrett was a member of Richmond's
1943 VFL Grand Final
The 1943 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 25 September 1943. It was the 45th annual Grand Final of the Vic ...
victory against Essendon.
In November 1946, Merrett was appointed as the captain / coach of the
Border United Football Club.
In January, 1947, it was announced that
Richmond Football Club refused Merrett a clearance to coach the
Border United Football Club.
Footnotes
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
Richmond football player Leo Merrett holding a football collection of the
State Library of Victoria
State Library Victoria (SLV) is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in th ...
.
External links
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Leo Merrett at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
Richmond Football Club players
Richmond Football Club Premiership players
Jack Dyer Medal winners
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Nhill Football Club players
1976 deaths
1920 births
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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