Gerry Daly (Australian footballer)

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Gerry Daly
Personal information
Full name Gordon Eric Daly
Date of birth 19 January 1915
Place of birth Numurkah, Victoria
Date of death 6 August 1977(1977-08-06) (aged 62)
Place of death Mildura, Victoria
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1941, 1946 Melbourne 19 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Career highlights
  • VFL Premiership 1941
  • * VFL Seconds Premiership 1939
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Eric "Gerry" Daly (19 January 1915 – 6 August 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family[edit]

The son of Jeremiah John Daly (1871-1946),[2] and Ruby Minnie Daly (1889-1967), née Cleary, Gordon Eric Daly was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 19 January 1915.[3]

He married Mary Kathleen "Mollie" Cummins (1917-) in 1939.[4] They had two children.

Football[edit]

Daly was recruited from the Sandhurst Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL).[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He experienced considerable team success during his short VFL career, not playing in a loss until his 14th appearance.[13] Daly was also a member of Melbourne's 1941 premiership team, as a forward pocket. He kicked one of only two career goals in the 29-point grand final win.[13]

From 1942 to 1945, he did not feature in the VFL due to the war, during which time he served with the Australian Army.[14] He returned to Melbourne in the 1946 season, but would play just three games.[13]

Military service[edit]

He enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1941, served overseas in the Bougainville campaign, and was discharged in December 1945.[15][16]

Death[edit]

He died at Mildura, Victoria on 6 August 1977.[17]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. ^ Obituary: Mr Jeremiah Daley, The Numurkah Leader, (Monday, 5 November 1946), p. 3.
  3. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.6393/1915.
  4. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.14606/1939.
  5. ^ Bendigo's effort to hold Melbourne: Close Exhibition Game, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 16 July 1938), p. 13.
  6. ^ Permits Granted, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Thursday, 4 May 1939), p. 31.
  7. ^ australianfootball.com
  8. ^ Melbourne Seconds, The Age, (Thursday, 7 September 1939), p. 4.
  9. ^ Seconds' Grand Final, The Argus, (Wednesday, 27 September 1939), p. 22.
  10. ^ Melbourne lead Richmond in Seconds Final, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Thursday, 28 September 1939), p. 42.
  11. ^ Melbourne Wins, The Argus, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p. 15.
  12. ^ League Seconds' Premiership: Melbourne's easy Win over Richmond, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p. 31.
  13. ^ a b c AFL Tables.
  14. ^ Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
  15. ^ Nominal Roll.
  16. ^ Service Record.
  17. ^ Deaths: Daly, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1977), p. 23.

References[edit]

  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Gordon Eric Daly (VX67505), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Gordon Eric Daly (VX67505), National Archives of Australia.
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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