Charlie Sime
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Collingwood, Victoria
Collingwood, Victoria
| Charlie Sime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sime in 1896 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Charles Sime | ||
| Nickname | Buffer | ||
| Born |
3 August 1871 Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Died |
16 June 1961 (aged 89) Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Clarence | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position | 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]
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
A number of the earlier newspaper reports have Symes as his family name.[4]
Collingwood (VFA)
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)
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
He died at his residence, in Collingwood, Victoria, on 16 June 1961.[8]
