Albert Frederick Pannam (2 July 1882 – 22 August 1968) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Collingwood in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL). He was also a field and boundary umpire between 1914 and 1929.
Football career
Pannam, who made his debut in the
1907 VFL season
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, played 13 games in each of his first two years at Collingwood, both of which ended with participation in semi final loses. He made just two appearances in 1909 before leaving the club and applying, unsuccessfully, to join a VFA club.
Originally from
Wynyard, Pannam represented Tasmania at the
1908 Melbourne Carnival.
He was the brother of Australian rules legend
Charlie, Sr., as well as the uncle of namesake
Alby and dual premiership player
Charlie Pannam Jr.
Umpiring
Pannam was appointed to the VFL list of umpires in 1914 and made his debut as a boundary umpire in round 4 at the
East Melbourne Cricket Ground
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in the
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v.
Richmond
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match. He was appointed only as a boundary umpire that year compiling 10 matches. The following year he umpired three country matches between 29 May and 19 June.
He was quickly acquainted with the difficulties of country umpiring as his first match, played at Wandin, was delayed by the arrival of the visitors and he missed his train home back to Melbourne.
Some weeks later he received praise from the local press for his handling of the Sale v. Traralgon match,
but from this point it is unclear what Pannam undertook before he again appears on the umpiring scene in 1921. That year he returned to the VFL and officiated in two senior matches as a boundary umpire and 17 as a country field umpire. The highlights of the year were preliminary and grand finals in the Corangamite Football League. The following season, 1922, was his last with the VFL. He umpired 14 country matches bringing his totals to 12 VFL matches and 35 country.
Pannam moved to the
VFA for three seasons in 1923,
but was appointed irregularly during that initial year. He made his senior debut as a field umpire on 14 June 1924 - Geelong v. Brighton.
Moving to the
Federal Association in 1928 he umpired the grand final on the boundary that year and completed his umpiring career at the end of 1929.
See also
*
1908 Melbourne Carnival
References
External links
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1882 births
1968 deaths
Collingwood Football Club players
Wynyard Football Club players
Australian people of Greek descent
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Australian Football League umpires
Victorian Football Association umpires
People from Beaconsfield, Tasmania