Victor Andrew Nankervis (17 November 1918 – 5 October 1985)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong, Footscray, St Kilda and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.
Vic Nankervis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Victor Andrew Nankervis | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Chilwell | ||
Date of death | 5 October 1985 | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Geelong West, Victoria | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1941 | Geelong | 2 (2) | |
1942 | Footscray | 2 (3) | |
1943 | St Kilda | 7 (6) | |
1944–1945 | Geelong | 31 (55) | |
1946 | South Melbourne | 4 (2) | |
Total | 46 (68) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Nankervis enlisted in 1940 and due to his commitments with the Australian Army would initially only appear sporadically in the VFL.[2] He played for three clubs in his first three seasons, for a total of 11 games.[3]
A rover, he returned to his original club, Geelong, in 1944 and made 12 appearances.[3] The following year he had his best season, with 43 goals from 19 games. His goals tally included seven in a game against Footscray and was enough to top Geelong's goal-kicking.[3]
He was the son of Geelong footballer Stephen Nankervis.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Vic Nankervis - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll: Vic Nankervis". Government of Australia.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Vic Nankervis
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.