Eric Arthur Guy (18 August 1932 – 3 May 1991)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL.
| Eric Guy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric Arthur Guy | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1932 | ||
| Date of death | 3 May 1991 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Tynong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Carrum (MPFL) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957–1962 | St Kilda | 93 (0) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1972, 1974 | St Kilda | 6 (3–3–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The youngest of the nine children of Willie Guy (1886-1946),[2][3] and Ruby May Guy (1889-1960), née Sawyer, Eric Arthur Guy was born on 18 August 1932.
His older brother, Wally Guy, played VFL football for the North Melbourne Football Club, and his nephew, Gary Guy played VFL football for the North Melbourne Football Club.
Football edit
Dromana (MPFL) edit
As a teenager, Guy played 26 games for the Dromana Football Club in the Mornington Peninsula Football League.[4]
Carrum (MPFL) edit
He transferred to the Carrum Football Club, also in the MPFL.
Oakleigh (VFA) edit
He started his top level senior career at the Oakleigh Football Club in the Victorian Football Association in 1952. In a controversial start to his career at Oakleigh, both Guy and his Carrum teammate Bill Botten played the opening match of the 1952 season before their transfer paperwork had been formally lodged, which resulted in the match, which Oakleigh had won by ten goals, being forfeited to Brunswick.[5][6]
Guy played 91 senior games for the club over five years.
St Kilda (VFL) edit
Guy did enough to catch the eye of St Kilda and they recruited him for the 1957 season. A tough and fearless half back flanker, he served as vice-captain at St Kilda for three of his six seasons, as well as representing Victoria in interstate football.
Longwarry (EDFL) edit
He led Longwarry to a premiership in 1968 in the Ellinbank & District Football League (they beat Nar Nar Goon). The side include a young schoolboy named Peter Knights who would become a Hawthorn champion.[7]
St Kilda (VFL) edit
After retiring as a player Guy returned to St Kilda as an assistant to coach Allan Jeans. He stepped in to coach when Jeans was away on state duties in 1972 and later when Jeans was ill in 1974. Guy coached St. Kilda in six games for three wins.
Death edit
He died in Tynong, Victoria on 3 May 1991.
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Eric Guy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Deaths: Guy, The Argus, (Monday, 28 October 1946), p.2.
- ^ Funeral Notices: Guy, The Age, (Monday, 28 October 1946), p.11.
- ^ Eric Guy: 'The Tank' from Pier Street, The Dromana Football and Netball Club, 2018.
- ^ McDonald, Ian, "Oakleigh loses four points", The Argus, (Tuesday, 6 May 1952), p.8.
- ^ VFA is named in writ, The Argus, (Wednesday, 13 August 1952), p.1.
- ^ Longwarry fight for first flag, The Warragul and Drouin Gazette, 2 September 2014.
References edit
- Fiddian, Marc: Devils at Play. A History of the Oakleigh Football Club, Pakenham Gazette, Pakenham 1982.
External links edit
- Eric Guy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Eric Guy's coaching record at AFL Tables
- Eric Guy at AustralianFootball.com
- Eric Guy, at Boyles Football Photos.
- Eric 'The Tank' Guy, at the VFA Project.