Percy Sheehan

Henry Percival Sheehan (5 July 1883 – 30 May 1946)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club, Carlton Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Percy Sheehan
Cigarette card of Sheehan in 1905
Personal information
Full name Henry Percival Sheehan
Date of birth 5 July 1883
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 30 May 1946(1946-05-30) (aged 62)
Place of death Malvern East, Victoria
Original team(s) Caulfield Juniors
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904–1909 Fitzroy 58 (11)
1910 Carlton 16 0(0)
1912 Richmond 04 0(0)
Total 78 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally from local side Caulfield Juniors, Sheehan made his senior VFL debut in 1904 and was a member of Fitzroy premiership teams that year and 1905. Shehan played in a variety of positions during his career but was used mostly as a half back flanker. In 1910 he left the club and moved to Carlton, finishing the season with a Grand Final loss to Collingwood Football Club. The game was full of brawls and Sheehan, who was seen as one of the main instigators, was suspended for a season and a half (28 games). When his suspension ended in 1912 he returned to the VFL with Richmond but could only manage four games before retiring.

References
  1. "Percy Sheehan". Blueseum - Online Carlton Football Club Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2014.


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