At 164 cm, rover George Shaw was one of the smallest players in the game's history and kicked two goals in their 1913 Grand Final win against St Kilda. He also played in their premiership side in 1916, retiring in 1920 after playing 117 games for Fitzroy.
Following an unsuccessful pre-season trial with Richmond in 1922, Shaw took a position on the VFL field umpires list. Umpiring primarily in the Peninsula Football Association through 1922 and 1923, he was selected to umpire two VFL matches in August 1923, making his debut as a substitute for umpire Bob Scott, who was ill.[1]
george, shaw, footballer, born, 1886, george, yorkie, shaw, april, 1886, april, 1971, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, fitzroy, victorian, football, league, during, 1910s, george, shawpersonal, informationfull, namegeorge, shawnickname, yorkiedate,. George Yorkie Shaw 1 April 1886 30 April 1971 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League VFL during the 1910s George ShawPersonal informationFull nameGeorge ShawNickname s YorkieDate of birth1 April 1886Place of birthSydney New South WalesDate of death30 April 1971 1971 04 30 aged 85 Place of deathFitzroy VictoriaOriginal team s Fitzroy juniorsHeight164 cm 5 ft 5 in Weight65 kg 143 lb Position s RoverPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1911 1920Fitzroy117 48 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Football 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksFootball editAt 164 cm rover George Shaw was one of the smallest players in the game s history and kicked two goals in their 1913 Grand Final win against St Kilda He also played in their premiership side in 1916 retiring in 1920 after playing 117 games for Fitzroy Following an unsuccessful pre season trial with Richmond in 1922 Shaw took a position on the VFL field umpires list Umpiring primarily in the Peninsula Football Association through 1922 and 1923 he was selected to umpire two VFL matches in August 1923 making his debut as a substitute for umpire Bob Scott who was ill 1 Death editHe died at Fitzroy Victoria on 30 April 1971 2 References edit The Interstate Match The Australasian Melbourne 18 August 1923 p 26 Retrieved 4 March 2015 via National Library of Australia Deaths Shaw The Age Monday 3 May 1971 p 19 External links editGeorge Shaw s playing statistics from AFL Tables George Shaw at AustralianFootball com nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1886 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Shaw footballer born 1886 amp oldid 1168367172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
