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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Gerry Daly
Personal information
Full name Gordon Eric Daly
Date of birth 19 January 1915
Place of birth Numurkah, Victoria
Date of death 6 August 1977(1977-08-06) (aged 62)
Place of death Mildura, Victoria
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1941, 1946 Melbourne 19 (2)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Career highlights
  • VFL Premiership 1941
  • * VFL Seconds Premiership 1939
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Family

The son of Jeremiah John Daly (1871-1946), and Ruby Minnie Daly (1889-1967), née Cleary, Gordon Eric Daly was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 19 January 1915.

He married Mary Kathleen "Mollie" Cummins (1917-) in 1939. They had two children.

Football

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

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

Military service

He enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1941, served overseas in the Bougainville campaign, and was discharged in December 1945.

Death

He died at Mildura, Victoria on 6 August 1977.

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. Obituary: Mr Jeremiah Daley, The Numurkah Leader, (Monday, 5 November 1946), p. 3.
  3. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.6393/1915.
  4. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.14606/1939.
  5. Bendigo's effort to hold Melbourne: Close Exhibition Game, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 16 July 1938), p. 13.
  6. Permits Granted, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Thursday, 4 May 1939), p. 31.
  7. australianfootball.com
  8. Melbourne Seconds, The Age, (Thursday, 7 September 1939), p. 4.
  9. Seconds' Grand Final, The Argus, (Wednesday, 27 September 1939), p. 22.
  10. Melbourne lead Richmond in Seconds Final, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Thursday, 28 September 1939), p. 42.
  11. Melbourne Wins, The Argus, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p. 15.
  12. League Seconds' Premiership: Melbourne's easy Win over Richmond, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p. 31.
  13. ^ AFL Tables.
  14. Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
  15. Nominal Roll.
  16. Service Record.
  17. Deaths: Daly, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1977), p. 23.

References

External links

Melbourne Football Club 1941 VFL premiers
Melbourne 19.13 (127) defeated Essendon 13.20 (98), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Hughes
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