Lew Sharpe
Australian rules footballer
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Lewis Arthur Sharpe (14 July 1906 – 9 March 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Footscray, Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Lew Sharpe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lewis Arthur Sharpe | ||
| Born | 14 July 1906 | ||
| Died | 9 March 2000 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team | Loch | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1927 | St Kilda | 8 (1) | |
| 1929–1930 | Footscray | 19 (7) | |
| 1932 | Fitzroy | 6 (0) | |
| 1934 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 34 (8) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sharpe had a much traveled career, which began at Kernot in 1924.[1] He then played with Loch the following year and joined St Kilda during the 1926 season. After a year and a half with St Kilda, he went to Wonthaggi. He resumed in the VFL in 1929 when he played 11 games for Footscray, the most he ever played in a league season.[2] In 1930 he crossed to Blackwood as captain-coach but after a year was back in Melbourne, playing for Fitzroy. He captain-coached Dalyston to a premiership in 1933 and played at Essendon in 1934. Having played just once for Essendon, Sharpe returned to Loch for a season, before going to Archer's Creek as their new captain-coach.[3]
