Henry Merrett

Henry Merrett
Personal information
Full name	Henry Frederick Merrett
Date of birth	(1886-06-29)29 June 1886
Place of birth	Allendale, Victoria
Date of death	13 February 1954(1954-02-13) (aged 67)
Place of death	Lyndhurst, Victoria
Original team(s)	Warburton
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1911	St Kilda	3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Frederick Merrett (29 June 1886 – 13 February 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ^[1]

Family

The son of Thomas Henry Merrett (1834-1907), ^[2] and Hannah Maria Merrett (1845-1919), née Polley, ^[3] Henry Frederick Merrett was born at Allendale, Victoria on 29 June 1886.

He married Eva Ruby Williams (1889-1958) in 1907. ^[4] They had two children, Bruce (b.1909), and Olga (b.1910).

Football

"H. Merrett, a tall forward and follower from Warburton", ^[5] made his debut for St Kilda, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 17 June 1911. ^[6] He played in two more senior matches: against Melbourne, at the Junction Oval on 22 July 1911, and against Richmond, at the Punt Road Oval, on 26 August 1911.

Death

He died on 13 February 1954. ^[7]

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.606.
2. Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Monday, 29 July 1907), p.1.
3. Deaths: Tuesday, 18 May 1920), p.1.
4. Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Monday, 12 May 1958), p.12.
5. Club Notes, The Argus, (Friday, 16 June 1911), p.9.
6. Collingwood (12.13) Beat St. Kilda (4.8), The Age, (Monday 19 June 1911), p.11.
7. Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Saturday, 20 February 1954), p.17.

References

• 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.

External links

• Playing statistics for "Henry Merritt" (sic), from AFL Tables.
• "Henry Merritt" (sic), at AustralianFootball.com.