Greg Tate (footballer)
| Greg Tate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gregory Herbert Tate | ||
| Nickname(s) | Spudda | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1925 | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 2010 (aged 84) | ||
| Original team(s) | North Essendon Methodists | ||
| Height / weight | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) / 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward pocket, rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1951 | Essendon | 70 (95) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
Gregory Herbert Tate (21 October 1925 – 27 May 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer notable for playing with Essendon in the Victorian Football League.[2]
Football career
Essendon
Tate was recruited by Essendon before the 1947 VFL season from North Essendon Methodists, where he had played football after returning from World War II. In his first season he played six matches, including the Grand Final which Essendon narrowly lost to Carlton. His Grand Final bad luck continued, missing Essendon's 1949 and 1950 Grand Final triumphs through injury and playing in another losing Grand Final in 1951.[3]
Rutherglen
In 1952 Tate joined Rutherglen in the Ovens & Murray Football League as a captain-coach. While at Rutherglen he coached the team to the premiership in 1954.[3]
Chiltern
After leaving Rutherglen Tate joined Chiltern in the Ovens & King Football League. In 1957 and 1958 he captain-coached Rutherglen to successive premierships.[3]
In 2005 Tate was named as coach in Chiltern's "Team of the O&K Years".[4]
Cricket career
Tate played 13 1st XI cricket matches for Essendon Cricket Club in Victorian district cricket between 1942 and 1948.[5]
References
- ↑ "AFL Annual Report 2010 - Obituaries" (PDF). Australian Football League. p. 109. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ Greg Tate's statistics from AFL Tables
- 1 2 3 "Past Player Profiles – TATE, Greg H.". Essendon Football Club. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ↑ "Chiltern Football Club – Team of the O&K Years". Chiltern Football Club. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ↑ "Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889–90 to 2007–08" (PDF). Victorian Cricket Association. Retrieved 2009-08-21.