He had previously played 215 games for the club in the VFA between 1882 and 1895, being part of premiership teams in 1885 and 1888–1890. Elms was the first player in Victorian elite football to play 200 games (achieving this in round 20 of 1893), while his career total remained a South Melbourne club record until it was broken in Round 5 of the 1902 VFL season by teammate Bill Windley.[2][3]
He was also South Melbourne captain between 1885, when the club won their second premiership, and 1894.[4]
He was made coach in 1918 and shared the duties with former player and teammate Herb Howson. After the club defeated Collingwood by five points in the Grand Final, they became the first pair to coach a premiership team. He remained the coach for the 1919 season and finished with a coaching record of 27 wins from 33 games.
References
^"Death of "Sonny" Elms". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 22 September 1928. p. 36.
^For many years, due to incomplete records, it was believed that Elms had played 195 games, and that another teammate, Dinny McKay, had broken Elms' record in Round 11 of 1897, but Australian rules football historian and writer Mark Pennings discovered in 2015 that McKay had played 168 games for South Melbourne: a previously published total of 199 had included 31 matches for Richmond.
^ Windley would retire after Round 16 of 1905 with an overall career total of 265 games (136 in the VFA and 129 in the VFL), which remained a club record until broken by Michael O'Loughlin in Round 19 of the 2007 AFL season, 26 years after the club had relocated to Sydney.
^"SENIOR FOOTBALL CAPTAINS". Leader. No. 2001. Victoria, Australia. 19 May 1894. p. 30. Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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henry, elms, henry, sonny, elms, 1861, september, 1928, australian, rules, football, coach, with, south, melbourne, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namedate, birthc, 1861date, death14, september, 1928, 1928, aged, playing, careeryearscl. Henry Sonny Elms c 1861 14 September 1928 1 was an Australian rules football coach with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL Henry ElmsPersonal informationFull nameHenry ElmsDate of birthc 1861Date of death14 September 1928 1928 09 14 aged 66 67 Playing careerYearsClubGames Goals 1882 1895South Melbourne VFA 215 4 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1918 1919South Melbourne33 27 6 0 Career highlightsVFA premiership player 1885 1888 1890 South Melbourne captain 1885 1894 South Melbourne premiership coach 1918Source AustralianFootball comHe had previously played 215 games for the club in the VFA between 1882 and 1895 being part of premiership teams in 1885 and 1888 1890 Elms was the first player in Victorian elite football to play 200 games achieving this in round 20 of 1893 while his career total remained a South Melbourne club record until it was broken in Round 5 of the 1902 VFL season by teammate Bill Windley 2 3 He was also South Melbourne captain between 1885 when the club won their second premiership and 1894 4 He was made coach in 1918 and shared the duties with former player and teammate Herb Howson After the club defeated Collingwood by five points in the Grand Final they became the first pair to coach a premiership team He remained the coach for the 1919 season and finished with a coaching record of 27 wins from 33 games References Edit Death of Sonny Elms Australasian Melbourne Vic 1864 1946 22 September 1928 p 36 For many years due to incomplete records it was believed that Elms had played 195 games and that another teammate Dinny McKay had broken Elms record in Round 11 of 1897 but Australian rules football historian and writer Mark Pennings discovered in 2015 that McKay had played 168 games for South Melbourne a previously published total of 199 had included 31 matches for Richmond Windley would retire after Round 16 of 1905 with an overall career total of 265 games 136 in the VFA and 129 in the VFL which remained a club record until broken by Michael O Loughlin in Round 19 of the 2007 AFL season 26 years after the club had relocated to Sydney SENIOR FOOTBALL CAPTAINS Leader No 2001 Victoria Australia 19 May 1894 p 30 Retrieved 7 April 2022 via National Library of Australia External links EditCoaching stats from AFL Tables This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Elms amp oldid 1112036693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
