Chris Perry
Personal information
Full name Chris Perry
Date of birth (1953-10-24) 24 October 1953 (age 70)
Original team(s) Stawell[1]
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1976–1980 Collingwood 27 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Chris Perry (born 24 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Perry was a defender, often used as a reserve off the bench. He missed selection for the 1977 VFL Grand Final but was recalled for the Grand Final Replay to replace Doug Gott in the back pocket.[2] Gott was omitted because of a knee injury, which was the same reason that Perry had lost his place in the side in round 18.[3]

He left Collingwood to return to his original club, Stawell, in 1979. After a season he was lured back by Tom Hafey but more knee problems meant his comeback lasted just one year.

A "best and fairest" winner at Wodonga in 1983, Perry later coached Horsham United.[4]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "Chris Perry". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ The Age, "Perry, only newcomer", 30 September 1977, p. 17
  4. ^ Wimmerra Mail Times, "Former pie: Replay is the way to go", 29 September 2010, Justine Mccullagh-Beasy
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