Lew Sharpe

Lewis Arthur Sharpe (14 July 1906 – 9 March 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Footscray, Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lew Sharpe
Personal information
Full name	Lewis Arthur Sharpe
Date of birth	(1906-07-14)14 July 1906
Date of death	9 March 2000(2000-03-09) (aged 93)
Original team(s)	Loch
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926–1927	St Kilda	08 (1)
1929–1930	Footscray	19 (7)
1932	Fitzroy	06 (0)
1934	Essendon	01 (0)
Total		34 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sharpe had a much traveled career, which began at Kernot in 1924.^[1] He then played with Loch the following year and joined St Kilda during the 1926 season. After a year and a half with St Kilda, he went to Wonthaggi. He resumed in the VFL in 1929 when he played 11 games for Footscray, the most he ever played in a league season.^[2] In 1930 he crossed to Blackwood as captain-coach but after a year was back in Melbourne, playing for Fitzroy. He captain-coached Dalyston to a premiership in 1933 and played at Essendon in 1934. Having played just once for Essendon, Sharpe returned to Loch for a season, before going to Archer's Creek as their new captain-coach.^[3]