John Charles "Buffer" Sime (3 August 1871 – 16 June 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Charlie Sime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sime in 1896 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Charles Sime | ||
| Nickname(s) | Buffer | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1961 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Clarence | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1892–96 | Collingwood (VFL) | 65 (1) | |
| 1897–01 | Collingwood (VFL) | 64 (4) | |
| Total | 129 (5) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of John Sime (1816-1891),[2] and Jane Sime (1831–1906), née Mayfield, née Irvine,[3] John Charles Sime was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 3 August 1871.
Football edit
A number of the earlier newspaper reports have Symes as his family name.[4]
Collingwood (VFA) edit
Recruited from the local football team, Clarence Juniors, of Clifton Hill,[5] he made his debut for Collingwood in 1892, the year that Collingwood was admitted into the VFA competition.
Collingwood (VFL) edit
Following the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897, Sime played for Collingwood, against St. Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897, in the team's first-ever match of the VFL's first season.[6][7]
Death edit
He died at his residence, in Collingwood, Victoria, on 16 June 1961.[8]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 817.
- ^ Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 April 1891), p. 1.
- ^ Deaths: Sime, The Australasian, (Saturday, 11 August 1906), p. 360
- ^ For instance, [1], [2], [3], and [4].
- ^ Pennings (2016), p. 253.
- ^ The League Clubs, The Age, (Monday, 10 May 1897), p. 6.
- ^ 'Observer', "The Football Season: Opening of the League Games: Unfurling the Flag", The Argus, (Monday, 10 May 1897), pp. 5-6.
- ^ Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Monday, 19 June 1961), p. 12.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
- Collingwood Football Team (Photograph), Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 15 June 1899), p.578.
External links edit
- Charlie Sime's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Sime at AustralianFootball.com
- Charlie Sime's profile at Collingwood Forever
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