Sidney Mellor Sykes (28 February 1882 – 19 August 1949) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at the 2021 ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). He also played for

Victorian Football Association The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

club

Prahran Prahran ( , also colloquially or ), is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a population ...

, notably kicking 12.5 of his team's total of 12.17 in its match against , at

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, on 24 August 1907.Prahran (12.17 beat North Melbourne (6.7): Goal Kicking Extraordinary, ''The Age'', (Monday, 26 August 1907), p.11.
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Notes

References

* Fiddian, Marc (2004); ''The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995'', Melbourne: Marc Fiddian. *

External links

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Sid (sic) Sykes, at ''The VFA Prolject''.
1882 births 1949 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Sydney Swans players Prahran Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1882-stub