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Gerry Daly (Australian footballer)

Gerry Daly (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Gordon Eric "Gerry" Daly (19 January 1915 – 6 August 1977)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Daly was born in Numurkah but recruited from the Sandhurst Football Club of Bendigo. He experienced considerable team success during his short VFL career, not playing in a loss until his 14th appearance.[2] Daly was also a member of Melbourne's 1941 premiership team, as a forward pocket.[3] He kicked one of only two career goals in the 29-point grand final win.[2]

From 1942 to 1945, he did not feature in the VFL due to the war, during which time he served with the Australian Army.[4][5] He returned to Melbourne in the 1946 season, but would play just three games.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gerry Daly - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. [2]
    "AFL Tables: Gerry Daly". afltables.com.
  3. [3]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. [4]
    "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
  5. [5]
    Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
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