Herb Sawatzky
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| Herb Sawatzky | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Erhard Cornelius Sawatzky | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 1999 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Mitcham (ESFL) | ||
| Debut | 22 May 1954, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at Punt Road Oval | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Follower / Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1954–55 | Richmond | 7 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| VFA
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Erhard Cornelius Sawatzky (24 October 1933 – 14 February 1999) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Early life and junior football[edit]
After leaving to come to Australia, Sawatzky and his family where placed in the Rushworth Internment Camp in Victoria during World War II. Inside the camp Sawatzky was exposed to Australian rules football for the first time. Sawatzky's family relocated to Rutherglen, Victoria, where Sawatzky was schooled and learnt to speak English, before relocating again to Mitcham, Victoria.[2] Sawatzky played for the Mitcham U16's team in 1949 and was voted Best & Fairest the same year before playing for Box Hill Technical School in 1950. He later played for Mitcham seniors during 1951–52 playing 36 games and winning a premiership, before moving to Richmond under coach Jack Dyer.[3]
VFL career[edit]
He made his VFL debut in Round 6 of the 1954 VFL season against Hawthorn at home in a one goal loss 10.12 (72) – 11.12 (78). He played just four games in his debut season. In his second and last season with Richmond seniors he played only three games. He played 52 games and kicked 43 goals for the Richmond reserves side during his short term there from 1953–55.[4][5] In addition he won two premierships with the Richmond reserves in 1954 and 1955 and was 1955 Best & Fairest. After moving on from Richmond he played his football for Box Hill during 1956–61 playing 78 games and kicking 83 goals before playing 16 games for Bennettswood in 1962.
Statistics[edit]
- Statistics are correct as of 2017.[6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1954 | Richmond | 24 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1955 | Richmond | 24 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Honours[edit]
Team[edit]
- VFL reserves pemiership (Richmond): 1954, 1955
Individual[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 787. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Kerville, Ben (2 June 1954). "War Gave Tigers This Big Club". The Sporting Globe. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Brown, Alf (15 August 1951). "European Ruckman a "Tiger"". The Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Herb Sawatzky". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Herb Sawatzky Tigerland Archives". Tigerland Archives. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Herb Sawatzky statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
External links[edit]
- Herb Sawatzky's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Herb Sawatzky at AustralianFootball.com