Henry McPetrie

Henry James Watson McPetrie (14 March 1877 – 1 November 1937) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Henry McPetrie
Personal information
Full name	Henry James Watson McPetrie
Date of birth	(1877-03-14)14 March 1877
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1 November 1937(1937-11-01) (aged 60)
Place of death	Castlemaine, Victoria
Original team(s)	Richmond City
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1894	Richmond City
1895	St Kilda (VFA)	3 (1)
1896	West Beach
1897	Carlton (VFL)	5 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of the Master mariner, Captain Alexander McPetrie (1840-1892),^[2][3] — who was in command of the iron-hulled clipper ship, Ben Voirlich, when it set the record of 64 days between Plymouth and Port Phillip in January 1875^[4] — and Elizabeth Simpson Petrie (1850-1915), née Mathieson,^[5][6][7] Henry James Watson McPetrie was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 14 March 1877.

One of his brothers, William Martin McPetrie (1880–1951) played cricket for Victoria.

Football

St Kilda (VFA)

Recruited from Richmond City, he played in 3 games (1 goal) for St Kilda in the 1895 VFA competition.^[8]

West Beach

He played for the West Beach Football Club,^[9] in the St Kilda District, in 1896.^[10]

Carlton (VFL)

Recruited from West Beach, he played in 5 games for Carlton, in 1897, the first year of the VFL competition, and played against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 8 May 1897, Carlton's first game in the VFL.

Death

He died (suddenly) at Castlemaine, Victoria on 1 November 1937.^[11]