Arnold Sefton "Seff" Parry (17 August 1907 – 29 July 1980) was an

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er who played with West Adelaide in the

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(SANFL),

Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...

in the

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(VFL) and

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in the

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(WANFL). He coached both Subiaco and East Perth.

Playing career

Born in

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, Parry started his career in the

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(SAAFL), with Henley and Grange. He began playing for West Adelaide in 1929 and remained with the club until 1932. Parry, a rover, was cleared to Fitzroy just before the beginning of the

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and made his league debut in the opening round, against

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. He made four further appearances that season, the last in round 11. He returned to West Adelaide in 1934 and that year became the second member of his family to be an interstate representative, when he represented

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in Perth.''

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"Subiaco Coach Appointed"
16 March 1945, p. 2 His brother

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was also a

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representative, but in cricket. The brothers both played district cricket for West Torrens. From 1935 to 1938, Parry played for East Perth. Parry was believed to have been the first player from the eastern states in over 20 years to appear for the club and also had the distinction of having played in all three major football leagues in successive seasons. He was East Perth's joint leading goal-kicker in 1935 and a member of the team that defeated Claremont to win the 1936 premiership.

Coaching

Parry was appointed coach of Subiaco in 1945. Although retired, he made one appearance as a player that season. He was replaced by

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the following year but returned as coach in 1947, when Murphy didn't reapply for the role. He coached East Perth in 1949, to fifth position, which wasn't enough to keep the job in 1950. Late in the season, due to an injury crisis, Parry was again called out of retirement to take the field.''

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"Half-Back Line Strength"
29 August 1949, p. 14

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, Seff 1907 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia West Adelaide Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players East Perth Football Club players East Perth Football Club coaches Subiaco Football Club players Subiaco Football Club coaches 1980 deaths