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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Syd Tate
Personal information
Full name Sydney Tate
Date of birth (1925-02-13)13 February 1925
Place of birth England
Date of death 15 May 2015(2015-05-15) (aged 90)
Place of death Hamlyn Heights, Victoria
Original team(s) Yallourn
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–1951 Geelong 85 (13)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sydney "Spudda" Tate (13 February 1925 – 15 May 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL.

Tate was a wingman in Geelong's 1951 premiership side, his last year in the league. He could also play as a rover and was originally from the Victorian town of Yallourn.

References

  1. "Cats mourn passing of Syd Tate". geelongcats.com.au. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. "Obituaries 2015". AFL Record Season 2016: 1134.
  3. "Obituaries: Tate, Syd". Geelong Advertiser. 18 May 2015.

External links

Geelong Football Club 1951 VFL premiers
Geelong 11.15 (81) defeated Essendon 10.10 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Hickey


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