John Charles "Buffer" Sime (3 August 1871 – 16 June 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Charlie Sime
Sime in 1896
Personal information
Full name John Charles Sime
Nickname(s) Buffer
Date of birth (1871-08-03)3 August 1871
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 16 June 1961(1961-06-16) (aged 89)
Place of death Collingwood, Victoria
Original team(s) Clarence
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1892–96 Collingwood (VFL)   65 (1)
1897–01 Collingwood (VFL)   64 (4)
Total 129 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of John Sime (1816-1891),[2] and Jane Sime (1831–1906), née Mayfield, née Irvine,[3] John Charles Sime was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 3 August 1871.

Football

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A number of the earlier newspaper reports have Symes as his family name.[4]

Collingwood (VFA)

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Recruited from the local football team, Clarence Juniors, of Clifton Hill,[5] he made his debut for Collingwood in 1892, the year that Collingwood was admitted into the VFA competition.

Collingwood (VFL)

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Following the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897, Sime played for Collingwood, against St. Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897, in the team's first-ever match of the VFL's first season.[6][7]

Death

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He died at his residence, in Collingwood, Victoria, on 16 June 1961.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 817.
  2. ^ Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 April 1891), p. 1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Sime, The Australasian, (Saturday, 11 August 1906), p. 360
  4. ^ For instance, [1], [2], [3], and [4].
  5. ^ Pennings (2016), p. 253.
  6. ^ The League Clubs, The Age, (Monday, 10 May 1897), p. 6.
  7. ^ 'Observer', "The Football Season: Opening of the League Games: Unfurling the Flag", The Argus, (Monday, 10 May 1897), pp. 5-6.
  8. ^ Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Monday, 19 June 1961), p. 12.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
  • Collingwood Football Team (Photograph), Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 15 June 1899), p.578.
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