John Perry (footballer)

John Perry
Personal information
Full name	John Douglas Perry
Date of birth	(1945-03-13) 13 March 1945
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Wodonga (OMFL)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1964–1969	Richmond	26 0(1)
1970–1974	North Melbourne	57 (26)
Total		83 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974.
Career highlights
Richmond Premiership Player 1967 Richmond Reserves Premiership Player 1966 Richmond Reserves Equal Best & Fairest 1969
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Douglas Perry (born 13 March 1945) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1964 and 1969 for the Richmond Football Club and from 1970 until 1974 for the North Melbourne Football Club.

Family

The son of John Perry, and Edna "Bob" Perry, née Strang, the daughter of Doug Strang, John Douglas Perry was born at Albury, New South Wales on 13 March 1945.

He was the grandson of William James "Bill" Strang (1883–1937), the nephew of Gordon "Cocker" Strang (1908–1951), Henry Colin Strang (1910–1946), Francis Douglas "Doug" Strang (1912–1954), and Allan Strang (1921–1996), and the cousin of Doug's son, Geoff Strang (1944–2003).

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
• Tigers Tell Crowe to "Stay Away", The Age, (Wednesday, 29 April 1964), p.21.
• Hart "Steals" Tigers Win, The Age, (Monday, 26 September 1966), p.24.
• Perry and Cable Star, The Age, (Monday, 2 March 1970), p.25.

External links

• John Perry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• John Perry at AustralianFootball.com
• John Douglas Perry, at The VFA Project.