George Shaw (footballer, born 1886)

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George Shaw
Personal information
Full name	George Shaw
Nickname(s)	Yorkie
Date of birth	1 April 1886
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death	30 April 1971(1971-04-30) (aged 85)
Place of death	Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s)	Fitzroy juniors
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1911–1920	Fitzroy	117 (48)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

Football

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]

Death

He died at Fitzroy, Victoria on 30 April 1971.^[2]

References

^ "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

George Shaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
George Shaw at AustralianFootball.com

v t e Fitzroy Football Club 1913 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 7.14 (56) defeated St Kilda 5.13 (43), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Buist 2. Wells 5. Cooper 6. Heaney 7. Toohey 8. Freake 8. Martin 11. Heron 12. Lethbridge 14. Johnson 17. Lenne 18. Harrison 19. McLennan 20. Norris 21. Parratt 23. Shaw 24. Walker (c) 30. Holden
Coach: Parratt

v t e Fitzroy Football Club 1916 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 12.13 (85) defeated Carlton 8.8 (56), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Buist 5. Jenkin 6. Purcell 8. Bamford 11. Lenne 14. Johnson (c) 16. King 16. Moore 17. Shaw 19. McLennan 20. Parratt 21. Heaney 22. Norris 23. McDonald 26. Millen 28. Lowrie 29. O'Dee 30. Holden
Coach: Holden

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