Syd Coventry Jr. (born 14 March 1932) is a former

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 with Collingwood in the

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(VFL). Coventry was put on the Collingwood senior supplementary list in 1953 but was restricted to

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fixtures. His father, Collingwood great Syd Coventry Sr., was club president during the years that his son was playing there. A follower, he got his chance to play senior football in the

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when he replaced an injured Bill Rose in the side.'' The Argus'
"Senior debut"
11 June 1954, p. 24 He made a total of seven appearances that year and did not feature again.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coventry, Syd Jr. 1932 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Living people