John Sharrock Australian rules football player

John Sharrock (born 16 February 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1960s. Sharrock played most of his career as a half forward flanker and was a premiership player in his first season at Geelong, in 1963. He spent a lot of 1966 at fullback and excelled, finishing third in the Brownlow Medal count. In 1968 he suffered a career ending knee injury during an Inter-League game and despite having represented Victoria at interstate football earlier in the season it would be his last year in the game.John was awarded a Life Membership with Geelong Football Club on 31st May, 2012.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Shadow Shadda
Birth dateFebruary 16, 1944

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Australian rules football player

debut team
Geelong Football Club

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External resources

  1. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sh-sm.htm#John%20Sharrock%20(Geelong)