Merv Waite
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*GFC League Player Number: 223 | *GFC League Player Number: 223 | ||
*GFC League Debut: Round 1, 1939 | *GFC League Debut: Round 1, 1939 | ||
| - | *Glenelg [[1939]] | + | *Glenelg [[1939]] - [[1942]] |
| - | ** | + | ** 55 games |
| - | ** | + | ** 53 goals |
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| - | + | * West Torrens 1930-1937 | |
| + | ** 101 games, 283 goals | ||
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| + | [[File:Merv Waite.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
== Biographical == | == Biographical == | ||
| - | *Born: | + | *Born: 7 January 1911 |
*Height: | *Height: | ||
*Weight: | *Weight: | ||
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| - | *Previous Club: | + | |
| + | *Previous Club: West Torrens | ||
*GFC League Debut: 1939 | *GFC League Debut: 1939 | ||
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| + | Nickname: Danga | ||
Guernsey Number: | Guernsey Number: | ||
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| + | Mervyn George Waite was a leading footballer in the SANFL, firstly at West Torrens where he was the leading goalkicker in 1931, 1932 and 1934. | ||
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| + | Waite suffered the immense disappointment of missing the 1933 Grand Final, which Torrens won, with injury. | ||
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| + | An accomplished cricketer, he toured England in 1938 with Don Bradman's Australians, playing two Tests. | ||
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| + | Upon his return to Australia he shifted his football to Glenelg in 1939 after getting the job as oval curator. He gave the Bays - including the combined Glenelg/West wartime outfit - solid service until he retired in 1942. | ||
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| + | In total he played 142 league games, kicking 343 goals, | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
1. Pride of the Bay | 1. Pride of the Bay | ||
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[[Category:Players|Waite, Merv]] | [[Category:Players|Waite, Merv]] | ||
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Biographical
- Born: 7 January 1911
- Height:
- Weight:
- Previous Club: West Torrens
- GFC League Debut: 1939
Nickname: Danga
Guernsey Number:
Mervyn George Waite was a leading footballer in the SANFL, firstly at West Torrens where he was the leading goalkicker in 1931, 1932 and 1934.
Waite suffered the immense disappointment of missing the 1933 Grand Final, which Torrens won, with injury.
An accomplished cricketer, he toured England in 1938 with Don Bradman's Australians, playing two Tests.
Upon his return to Australia he shifted his football to Glenelg in 1939 after getting the job as oval curator. He gave the Bays - including the combined Glenelg/West wartime outfit - solid service until he retired in 1942.
In total he played 142 league games, kicking 343 goals,
References
1. Pride of the Bay
