Tom Pelly

This article is about the Australian footballer. For American politician, see Thomas Pelly.

Tom Pelly
Personal information
Full name Tom Pelly
Date of birth 1 June 1936
Date of death 23 June 2006(2006-06-23) (aged 70)
Original team(s) Western Districts[1]
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1957–1958 North Melbourne 10 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tom Pelly (1 June 1936 – 23 June 2006)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s.

Pelly was a Grogan Medal winner while with Western Districts in 1956 and before that had played for Brunswick YCW. His performance at Western Districts earned him a chance in the VFL and he left the Queensland club at the end of the year to join North Melbourne. A rover, he played eight senior games in 1957 but only two in 1958.[3] He finished the 1958 season at Williamstown, having been cleared by North Melbourne in July, and was a member of their VFA premiership team that year and again in 1959.[4]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "Tom Pelly - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Tom Pelly". AFL Tables.
  4. ^ The Age, "Geelong Rover May Miss Rest of Season", 4 July 1958. P. 11