Players who passed away during their playing days?

[WireHawk]

Maurie Sankey from Carlton died in a car accident in 1965 during the season.

Carlton's team announced in Friday's paper had something like:
Out Gould (knee) Sankey (deceased)

That was pretty confronting for a little kid to read!

 

[BronCrow]

Jake Watson, nephew of Tim and cousin of Jobe, was killed whilst playing for West Adelaide’s Under 19’s in 2002.

Family mourns lad with a future

www.theage.com.au

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[ossie_21]

Slight stretch, but I remember reading an article about this guy a few years ago when he was with Carlton/Northern Blues. I remember the article because part of the story he was on an exercise bike and continuously pushing himself to the limit, seemed to have a great work ethic and looked to be built like a brick shithouse

‘Sorely missed’: Tributes pour in for footy player killed in tragic bicycle crash

US national Alexander Aurrichio, who played for a number of Aussie Rules clubs around the country, was a fan favourite.

7news.com.au

 

[Ron The Bear]

Fewest days between final game and death

Days	Player	Club(s)	Career	Games	Goals	Age	Last Game	Cause
5	Downs, Lyle	Ca	1917-1921	47	31	24y346d	1921-07-02	heart attack
5	Tassell, Doug	Es	1969-1970	20	0	24y174d	1970-06-15	car accident
7	Brock, George	NM	1941	4	3	22y121d	1941-07-26	military plane collision
7	McCarthy, John S.	Co,PA	2008-2012	39	15	22y295d	2012-09-02	fall
9	Witto, Les	Ca	1926	6	0	23y109d	1926-08-14	tetanus infection
10	McKay, Dinny	Sy	1897	14	14	29y267d	1897-08-07	peritonitis
11	Moriarty, Dan	Fi,Me	1897-1903	74	4	28y8d	1903-08-15	hit by train
37	Millane, Darren	Co	1984-1991	147	78	26y59d	1991-08-31	car accident
45	De Gruchy, Harold	Me	1901	1	0	20y185d	1901-06-29	died in hospital (?)
59	Collins, Norm	Fi,Ca,Ha	1924-1933	92	15	29y114d	1933-07-01	hanging/suicide
92	Sankey, Maurie	Ca	1959-1965	100	61	25y285d	1965-08-21	car accident
100	McMillan, Charlie	Fi	1911	8	4	23y349d	1911-09-02	cancer
110	Gibb, Ray	Ha,Ri	1950-1953	28	4	24y279d	1953-05-23	motorbike accident
113	Broadbridge, Troy	Me	2001-2004	40	2	24y82d	2004-09-04	drowned
121	James, Ron R.	WB	1987-1989	16	6	19y57d	1989-09-02	water skiing accident
127	Willis, Brian	WB	1951	2	0	21y243d	1951-04-28	brain haemorrhage
128	Knight, Jim	Ge,Ca	1939-1943	57	61	25y281d	1943-06-05	military plane crash
154	Stewart, Jim L.	NM	1938-1941	35	19	24y349d	1941-08-30	appendicitis
168	Ogden, Terry	Me,Ca	1932-1934	18	0	23y342d	1934-09-15	pleurisy
173	Eastick, Bill	Sy	1913-1914	15	2	26y223d	1914-05-02	illness (?)
182	Magor, Doug	Sy,WB	1967-1968	9	1	21y232d	1968-07-13	car accident
190	Hamilton, Gordon	Sy	1940	2	0	20y225d	1940-08-17	drowned
196	Pearce, Arthur	St	1900-1901	27	6	21y66d	1901-08-24	typhoid
221	Murphy, Tim	St	1901	1	0	23y163d	1901-05-25	typhoid
223	Allister, Jack	Es,NM	1938-1945	59	55	27y7d	1945-08-11	pneumonia
230	Phillips, Fred	St	1924-1932	134	107	27y329d	1932-09-03	blood poisoning
246	Cordner, Alan	Ge,Co	1911-1914	23	2	24y354d	1914-08-22	war (Gallipoli)
301	Challis, George	Ca	1912-1915	70	16	25y157d	1915-09-18	war (France)
306	Barassi, Ron J.	Me	1936-1940	58	84	27y280d	1940-09-28	war (Tobruk)
316	Williams, Gerry	St	1899-1900	11	4	23y226d	1900-06-30	hit by train
316	Truscott, Keith	Me	1937-1942	50	31	26y315d	1942-05-16	military plane crash
323	McLennan, Norm	Fi	1907-1908	7	2	22y32d	1908-05-02	unknown (?)
327	Young, Gus	Ha	1939-1940	10	5	26y11d	1940-07-06	military ship sinking
329	Jones, Arthur	Fi	1914	7	3	23y299d	1914-09-12	war (Gallipoli)
333	Landy, Bill	Ge	1915	2	1	19y24d	1915-08-21	war (France)
344	Davey, Geoff	Sy	1965-1966	14	2	21y274d	1966-06-25	died in hospital (?)
345	Reid, Bruce K.	Sy	1968-1969	5	0	20y90d	1969-07-05	car accident
349	Sawley, Gordon	Sy	1941	7	8	29y47d	1941-08-30	military plane crash
358	Nolan, Bill	Ri	1914-1915	30	4	27y323d	1915-07-31	war (France)
359	Fleming, Ted	Me,Un	1905-1908	2	0	23y112d	1908-05-23	ruptured blood vessel

 

[billyboutsis]

I was 10 years old when that happened. I can still recall the teachers talking about it at primary school- very sad.

I was 10 too, his late old man Bob lived 4 doors up the street from mine as well

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Fewest days between final game and death

Days	Player	Club(s)	Career	Games	Goals	Age	Last Game	Cause
5	Downs, Lyle	Ca	1917-1921	47	31	24y346d	1921-07-02	heart attack
5	Tassell, Doug	Es	1969-1970	20	0	24y174d	1970-06-15	car accident
7	Brock, George	NM	1941	4	3	22y121d	1941-07-26	military plane collision
7	McCarthy, John S.	Co,PA	2008-2012	39	15	22y295d	2012-09-02	fall
9	Witto, Les	Ca	1926	6	0	23y109d	1926-08-14	tetanus infection
10	McKay, Dinny	Sy	1897	14	14	29y267d	1897-08-07	peritonitis
11	Moriarty, Dan	Fi,Me	1897-1903	74	4	28y8d	1903-08-15	hit by train
37	Millane, Darren	Co	1984-1991	147	78	26y59d	1991-08-31	car accident
45	De Gruchy, Harold	Me	1901	1	0	20y185d	1901-06-29	died in hospital (?)
59	Collins, Norm	Fi,Ca,Ha	1924-1933	92	15	29y114d	1933-07-01	hanging/suicide
92	Sankey, Maurie	Ca	1959-1965	100	61	25y285d	1965-08-21	car accident
100	McMillan, Charlie	Fi	1911	8	4	23y349d	1911-09-02	cancer
110	Gibb, Ray	Ha,Ri	1950-1953	28	4	24y279d	1953-05-23	motorbike accident
113	Broadbridge, Troy	Me	2001-2004	40	2	24y82d	2004-09-04	drowned
121	James, Ron R.	WB	1987-1989	16	6	19y57d	1989-09-02	water skiing accident
127	Willis, Brian	WB	1951	2	0	21y243d	1951-04-28	brain haemorrhage
128	Knight, Jim	Ge,Ca	1939-1943	57	61	25y281d	1943-06-05	military plane crash
154	Stewart, Jim L.	NM	1938-1941	35	19	24y349d	1941-08-30	appendicitis
168	Ogden, Terry	Me,Ca	1932-1934	18	0	23y342d	1934-09-15	pleurisy
173	Eastick, Bill	Sy	1913-1914	15	2	26y223d	1914-05-02	illness (?)
182	Magor, Doug	Sy,WB	1967-1968	9	1	21y232d	1968-07-13	car accident
190	Hamilton, Gordon	Sy	1940	2	0	20y225d	1940-08-17	drowned
196	Pearce, Arthur	St	1900-1901	27	6	21y66d	1901-08-24	typhoid
221	Murphy, Tim	St	1901	1	0	23y163d	1901-05-25	typhoid
223	Allister, Jack	Es,NM	1938-1945	59	55	27y7d	1945-08-11	pneumonia
230	Phillips, Fred	St	1924-1932	134	107	27y329d	1932-09-03	blood poisoning
246	Cordner, Alan	Ge,Co	1911-1914	23	2	24y354d	1914-08-22	war (Gallipoli)
301	Challis, George	Ca	1912-1915	70	16	25y157d	1915-09-18	war (France)
306	Barassi, Ron J.	Me	1936-1940	58	84	27y280d	1940-09-28	war (Tobruk)
316	Williams, Gerry	St	1899-1900	11	4	23y226d	1900-06-30	hit by train
316	Truscott, Keith	Me	1937-1942	50	31	26y315d	1942-05-16	military plane crash
323	McLennan, Norm	Fi	1907-1908	7	2	22y32d	1908-05-02	unknown (?)
327	Young, Gus	Ha	1939-1940	10	5	26y11d	1940-07-06	military ship sinking
329	Jones, Arthur	Fi	1914	7	3	23y299d	1914-09-12	war (Gallipoli)
333	Landy, Bill	Ge	1915	2	1	19y24d	1915-08-21	war (France)
344	Davey, Geoff	Sy	1965-1966	14	2	21y274d	1966-06-25	died in hospital (?)
345	Reid, Bruce K.	Sy	1968-1969	5	0	20y90d	1969-07-05	car accident
349	Sawley, Gordon	Sy	1941	7	8	29y47d	1941-08-30	military plane crash
358	Nolan, Bill	Ri	1914-1915	30	4	27y323d	1915-07-31	war (France)
359	Fleming, Ted	Me,Un	1905-1908	2	0	23y112d	1908-05-23	ruptured blood vessel

You forgot Arthur Brennan - 10,990 days

 

[backtozero]

Anthony Williams

How tragedy helped unite Port Adelaide - twice

Two tragedies 25 years apart galvanised Port, writes Harry Thring

www.afl.com.au

 

[Hojuman]

Hadn't quite made it but, Michael Kekovich, younger brother of Brian ( Carl. ) Sam ( North )
Was dominating school footy at AGS level ( Trinity ) had played u19's at North and a nightgame at senior level.
Hit and killed by a car 1971 going for a run.

Australian Football - The best of the Kekovich Brothers?

australianfootball.com

 

[Gordon Farkas]

Andres “Own Goal” Escobar.

d.1994

Andrés Escobar - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[footy75]

Andres “Own Goal” Escobar.

d.1994

Andrés Escobar - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

yeah scored an own goal and as a consequence Colombia were eliminated from the World Cup.

Returned to Colombia and 5 days after the match was gunned down on order of drug cartel bosses.

Insane.