Robert Walter Henry Sayers (26 October 1917 – 28 November 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bob Sayers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sayers in September 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2016 (aged 99) | ||
| Place of death | Blackburn, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy Sub Districts | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–39 | Fitzroy | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Henry William Arthur Sayers (1888-1934),[2] and Ruby May Sayers (1889-1971), née Rice, Robert Walter Henry Sayers was born at Fitzroy, Victoria on 26 October 1917.
He married Doreen Sarah McClure (1920–2009) on 16 March 1940. They had three children.
Football
editIn 22 April 1938, Sayers was granted a clearance to Fitzroy from Fitzroy Sub-District.[3][4]
With his First XVIII debut delayed by an injury, he played his first match for the senior side, on the wing, against Richmond at the Brunswick Street Oval on 4 June 1938.[5] He was injured during the third quarter of the match, and was not selected on the following Saturday.[6]
In his last First XVIII match for Fitzroy, he was 19th man, and replaced Len Smith (footballer, born 1912), who had broken his hand, at half time of the match against Hawthorn, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 13 May 1939.
On 21 July 1939, he was cleared from Fitzroy to East Brunswick in the Sub-District Football League.[7]
Death
editHe died at Regis Aged Care, Blackburn, Victoria, on 28 November 2016.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.787.
- ^ Deaths: Sayers, The Age, (Friday, 16 March 1934), p.1.
- ^ Strang, Crowe Cleared: Many Football Permits, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 April 1938), p.15.
- ^ "The failure of Fitzroy District Club to maintain its affiliation with the Sub-District League has enabled Fitzroy League club to secure two really worthwhile players in (Gordon) Dennis and Sayers. The latter, though light, is a footballer above the ordinary, Dennis, too, can expect inclusion in the final [training] list [for 1938].": The (Melbourne) Herald, Wednesday, 30 March 1938), p.2.
- ^ New Wing Man at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 3 June 1938), p.20.
- ^ Reville at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 10 June 1938), p.20.
- ^ Sub-District Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 22 June 1939), p.23.
- ^ "SAYERS. Robert Walter Henry". Herald Sun Tributes. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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
- B883, VX76871: World War Two Service Record: Private Robert Walter Henry Sayers (VX76871), National Archives of Australia.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Robert Walter Henry Sayers (VX76871), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Fitzroy Footballers ready to meet Essendon, The (Hobart) Mercury, Thursday, 14 July 1938), p.16.
External links
edit- Bob Sayers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Sayers at AustralianFootball.com
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