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Henry Frederick "Harry" Coy (4 February 1900 – 17 July 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.
| Harry Coy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Frederick Coy | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 1962 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Sandringham, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College, Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921–1928 | Melbourne | 115 (4) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921, 1923 | Victoria | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1923. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Coy, who started his career at Port Melbourne in 1919,[2] was signed up by Melbourne after two Victorian Football Association (VFA) seasons. He became Melbourne's full-back and was an important player in the 1926 premiership team.[2] In the 1926 Grand Final, Coy kept Collingwood's Gordon Coventry to just two goals, despite the forward having kicked 81 goals for the year leading into the game.
References
edit- ^ Mishura, Paul. Shearer, Tim (ed.). "Is Scotch the greatest VFL/AFL nursery?". Great Scot (December 2010). Scotch College: 58. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ a b Boulton, Martin (28 January 2008). "Sporting Life". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
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