Charlie Sime
| Charlie Sime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sime in 1896 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Charles Sime | ||
| Nickname(s) | Buffer | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1961 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Clarence | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1892–96 | Collingwood (VFL) | 65 (1) | |
| 1897–01 | Collingwood (VFL) | 64 (4) | |
| Total | 129 (5) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Charles "Buffer" Sime (3 August 1871 – 16 June 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of John Sime (1816-1891),[2] and Jane Sime (1831–1906), née Mayfield, née Irvine,[3] John Charles Sime was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 3 August 1871.
Football
[edit]A number of the earlier newspaper reports have Symes as his family name.[4]
Collingwood (VFA)
[edit]Recruited from the local football team, Clarence Juniors, of Clifton Hill,[5] he made his debut for Collingwood in 1892, the year that Collingwood was admitted into the VFA competition.
Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]Following the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897, Sime played for Collingwood, against St. Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897, in the team's first-ever match of the VFL's first season.[6][7]
Death
[edit]He died at his residence, in Collingwood, Victoria, on 16 June 1961.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 817.
- ^ Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 April 1891), p. 1.
- ^ Deaths: Sime, The Australasian, (Saturday, 11 August 1906), p. 360
- ^ For instance, [1], [2], [3], and [4].
- ^ Pennings (2016), p. 253.
- ^ The League Clubs, The Age, (Monday, 10 May 1897), p. 6.
- ^ 'Observer', "The Football Season: Opening of the League Games: Unfurling the Flag", The Argus, (Monday, 10 May 1897), pp. 5-6.
- ^ Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Monday, 19 June 1961), p. 12.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
- Collingwood Football Team (Photograph), Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 15 June 1899), p.578.
External links
[edit]
- Charlie Sime's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Sime at AustralianFootball.com
- Charlie Sime's profile at Collingwood Forever
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