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Tom Sutherland (footballer)

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Tom Sutherland
Personal information
Full name Joseph William Sutherland
Date of birth 22 June 1910
Place of birth Kyneton, Victoria
Date of death 17 July 1981(1981-07-17) (aged 71)
Place of death Footscray, Victoria
Original team(s) Sunshine[1]
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930–1934 Footscray 10 (12)
1935–1938 St Kilda 18 (18)
1939–1941 Hawthorn 19 (17)
Total 47 (47)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joseph William "Tom" Sutherland (22 June 1910 – 17 July 1981)[2][3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Sutherland had a career that was marred by injuries.[4]

Sutherland was born in Kyneton but recruited from Melbourne club Sunshine. He kicked a career best six goals in the opening round of the 1936 VFL season, against Richmond.[5] In his 12 season career he rarely put together a string of games, with his most productive year being an 11 game effort in that 1936 season.[5] He didn't play senior VFL football in 1931 or 1933.[5] His career ended when he enlisted in the Australian Army to serve in World War II, as he was 34 by the time he was discharged in 1945.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "All Australia Death Index, 1787-1985". ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Tom Sutherland - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Who's Who of Football". Sporting Globe. 29 June 1940.
  5. ^ a b c "AFL Tables: Tom Sutherland". afltables.com.
  6. ^ "Sutherland, Joseph William". Government of Australia.