Maurie Sankey
Maurice Graham Sankey (9 February 1940 – 21 November 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Maurie Sankey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Graham Sankey | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 1965 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Wangaratta, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Latrobe | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959–1965 | Carlton | 100 (61) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sankey was from Tasmania and played his early football at Latrobe. A ruckman, he participated in Carlton's 1959 Preliminary Final loss to Essendon in just his third VFL appearance. He would later, in 1962, get to play in a Grand Final but again it was in a losing team, with Essendon victors.
He became club vice-captain in 1964 and brought up his 100th league match the following season.
On 21 November 1965, Sankey was killed when his car was involved in a head-on collision near Wangaratta. He was buried in Springvale Cemetery.
Maurice Sankey was posthumously inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame on 23 June 2018 at Wrest Point, Tasmania.
References
- Maurie Sankey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Maurie Sankey at AustralianFootball.com
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.