Percy Thomas Parratt (27 February 1887 – 1 May 1971)
was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played 195 games for the
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club was a member of the Vi ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL) from 1909 to 1923, kicking 202 goals.
Football
He started out at Rose of Northcote.
After leaving the club he became
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
of , which he led in the 1924 season.
Notes
References
Freake, J. (1935), "Golden Days of Partnership with Percy Parratt, ''The Sporting Globe'', (Saturday, 7 September 1935), p.7.*
de Lacy, H.A. (1941)
"Unforgettable Characters in Football: Dual Personality: Percy Parratt and Jimmy Freake", ''The Sporting Globe'', (Saturday, 28 June 1941), p.6.
External links
Percy Parratta
Blueseum
1887 births
1971 deaths
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Fitzroy Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club Premiership players
Carlton Football Club coaches
Geelong Football Club coaches
Fitzroy Football Club coaches
Fitzroy Football Club Premiership coaches
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership coaches
People from Collingwood, Victoria
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