Gordon Eric "Gerry" Daly (19 January 1915 – 6 August 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Jeremiah John Daly (1871-1946),[2] and Ruby Minnie Daly (1889-1967), née Cleary, Gordon Eric Daly was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 19 January 1915.[3]
He married Mary Kathleen "Mollie" Cummins (1917-) in 1939.[4] They had two children.
Football
Daly was recruited from the Sandhurst Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL).[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He experienced considerable team success during his short VFL career, not playing in a loss until his 14th appearance.[13] Daly was also a member of Melbourne's 1941 premiership team, as a forward pocket. He kicked one of only two career goals in the 29-point grand final win.[13]
From 1942 to 1945, he did not feature in the VFL due to the war, during which time he served with the Australian Army.[14] He returned to Melbourne in the 1946 season, but would play just three games.[13]
Military service
He enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1941, served overseas in the Bougainville campaign, and was discharged in December 1945.[15][16]
Death
He died at Mildura, Victoria on 6 August 1977.[17]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ Obituary: Mr Jeremiah Daley, The Numurkah Leader, (Monday, 5 November 1946), p. 3.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.6393/1915.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.14606/1939.
- ^ Bendigo's effort to hold Melbourne: Close Exhibition Game, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 16 July 1938), p. 13.
- ^ Permits Granted, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Thursday, 4 May 1939), p. 31.
- ^ australianfootball.com
- ^ Melbourne Seconds, The Age, (Thursday, 7 September 1939), p. 4.
- ^ Seconds' Grand Final, The Argus, (Wednesday, 27 September 1939), p. 22.
- ^ Melbourne lead Richmond in Seconds Final, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Thursday, 28 September 1939), p. 42.
- ^ Melbourne Wins, The Argus, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p. 15.
- ^ League Seconds' Premiership: Melbourne's easy Win over Richmond, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p. 31.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ Deaths: Daly, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1977), p. 23.
References
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Gordon Eric Daly (VX67505), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Gordon Eric Daly (VX67505), National Archives of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
External links
- Gerry Daly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gerry Daly at AustralianFootball.com
- Gerry Daly, at DemonWiki.
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