Colin Sleep
| Colin Sleep | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Colin Sleep | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1944 | ||
| Original team(s) | Horsham | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–64 | Fitzroy | 17 (5) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Colin Sleep (born 8 October 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
Football[edit]
Fitzroy (VFL)[edit]
From Horsham originally, Sleep played his football mostly as a rover and centreman.
He played five times for Fitzroy in 1962, his first season, followed by six in both 1963 and 1964. Four of his five career goals came in a match against North Melbourne at Brunswick Street in his final year.[1]
On 6 July 1963, playing on the wing, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
Northcote (VFA)[edit]
While playing for Northcote in the Victorian Football Association, Sleep represented the Association in the 1966 Hobart Carnival.[2]
In 1967, he tied on votes for the Division 2 Best and Fairest (later known as the Field Medal) but lost on countback; he was later retrospectively made joint winner of the award.[3]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Colin Sleep". AFL Tables.
- ^ "1966 Carnival VFA Player Details". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Marc Fiddian (17 August 1967). "Rowe wins award on countback". The Age. Melbourne. p. 21.