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Key Facts

Full name
Clarence Sherry

Known as
Clarrie Sherry

Born
4 June 1895

Died
19 April 1977 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 355d
Last game: 28y 138d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 14, 18

Clarrie Sherry

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FitzroyV/AFL1918-19237530.0459%0
Total1918-19237530.0459%0

AFL: 2,354th player to appear, 3,225th most games played, 7,108th most goals kickedFitzroy: 255th player to appear, 163rd most games played, 538th most goals kicked

Clarrie Sherry was a livewire wingman who played 75 VFL games for Fitzroy between 1918 and 1923. He was on a wing when the Maroons beat Collingwood in the 1922 Challenge Final, and again in that of 1923 when they lost to Essendon. Sherry played interstate football three times for the VFL.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.