Leo Frederick Merrett (5 April 1920 – 18 October 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in between 1940 and 1949 for the Richmond Football Club.
| Leo Merrett | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leo Frederick Merrett | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 1976 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Serviceton / Nhill | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–1949 | Richmond | 170 (53) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Frederick Merrett, and Ellen Clarice Merrett, née Buckley, Leo Frederick Merrett was born at Nhill, Victoria, on 5 April 1920.
He married Sheila Nora Etheridge on 22 April 1944.[2][3]
His brother-in-law was the Richmond footballer Dave Baxter.
He is the great-grandfather of Western Bulldogs player Bailey Smith.
Football edit
Merrett was a member of Richmond's 1943 VFL Grand Final victory against Essendon.
In November 1946, Merrett was appointed as the captain / coach of the Border United Football Club.[4]
In January, 1947, it was announced that Richmond Football Club refused Merrett a clearance to coach the Border United Football Club.[5]
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Leo Merrett – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Engagements: Etheridge—Merrett, The Argus, (Wednesday, 26 May 1943), p.8.
- ^ Good Form Shown by Footballers, The Argus, (Tuesday, 25 April 1944), p.9.
- ^ "1946 - Border United select 1947 coach". The Corowa Free Press. 26 November 1946. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1947 - Border United Coach". The Corowa Free Press. 10 January 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
References edit
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Richmond football player Leo Merrett holding a football, collection of the State Library of Victoria.
External links edit
- Leo Merrett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Leo Merrett at AustralianFootball.com
- Leo Merrett, at Boyles Football Photos.
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