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Key Facts

Full name
Lewis Arthur Sharpe

Known as
Lew Sharpe

Born
14 July 1906

Died
9 March 2000 (aged 93)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 347d
Last game: 27y 309d

Senior clubs
St. Kilda; Footscray; Fitzroy; Essendon

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 5
Footscray: 14, 5
Fitzroy: 27
Essendon: 22

Recruited from
St. Kilda (1929); Footscray (1932); Fitzroy (1934)

Lew Sharpe

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
St. KildaV/AFL1926-1927810.1325%———0
FootscrayV/AFL1929-19301970.3726%———0
FitzroyV/AFL1932600.0017%———0
EssendonV/AFL1934100.000%———0
V/AFL1926-1927, 1929-1930, 1932, 19343480.2424%———0
Total1926-1927, 1929-1930, 1932, 19343480.2424%———0

AFL: 3,203rd player to appear, 5,199th most games played, 5,344th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 597th player to appear, 916th most games played, 978th most goals kickedFootscray: 96th player to appear, 495th most games played, 435th most goals kickedFitzroy: 436th player to appear, 739th most games played, 960th most goals kickedEssendon: 470th player to appear, 1,153rd most games played, 1,039th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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