Austin Lewis (footballer)

Austin William Lewis (26 May 1870 – 19 September 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL). He played in the 1900 premiership under the captaincy of Dick Wardill.

Austin Lewis
Personal information
Full name	Austin William Lewis
Date of birth	(1870-05-26)26 May 1870
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	19 September 1937(1937-09-19) (aged 67)
Place of death	Richmond, Victoria
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1890	Richmond (VFA)	8 (4)
1891–1896	Melbourne (VFA)	105 (2)
1897–1903	Melbourne	87 (9)
Total		200 (15)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 1900
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

Lewis made his VFL debut against South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1897 VFL season at the Lake Oval, having played 113 matches (eight for Richmond and 105 for Melbourne) in the VFA. He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 7 based on the order of his VFL/AFL debut for the club.^[1]

Lewis retired in 1903 after 87 VFL games, for a career total of exactly 200. His 192 games for Melbourne included the club's 1900 Grand Final win, and was the club record until it was broken by Percy Beames in Round 14, 1943.

Notes

1. . Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

References

• 'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.

External links

 

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