Tom Wallis

Tom Wallis
Personal information
Full name	Thomas W. Wallis
Date of birth	4 July 1920
Date of death	26 November 2001 (aged 81)
Original team(s)	Northcote
Height / weight	175 cm / 83 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942–1947	Collingwood	78 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.

Thomas "Tom" Wallis (4 July 1920 – 26 November 2001)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Wallis played with Collingwood during World War I, then went back to his original club Northcote as captain-coach in 1945. He opted to return to Collingwod in May, in time to play in round eight.^[2][3] At the end of the year he played in two finals and appeared in another three in 1946, but never made it to a grand final.^[3] He was a wingman and half back flanker.

Wallis later coached the Collingwood Under-19s side.^[4] His son, Gary Wallis, played for Collingwood and St Kilda.

References

1. "Tom Wallis". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
2. The Argus,"VFL Permits", 31 May 1945, p. 16
3. AFL Tables: Tom Wallis
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.