Tom Waye (28 December 1909 – 10 February 1992) 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 with

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in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

(SANFL) and Footscray 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). Waye played his earliest football in Willunga and Renmark, before arriving in Adelaide and competing in the Port Adelaide Church Association. He started his Port Adelaide career in 1929, by which time he was also representing the suburb as a district cricketer. On the football field he was used mostly as a follower but when not roving was also seen on the wings and half forward flanks. He was a member of the South Australian interstate team which played in the

1930 Adelaide Carnival The 1930 Adelaide Carnival was the seventh edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was held from 30 July to 9 August and was the second carnival to be hosted by the South Austr ...

. Off the field he worked as a

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and moved to Melbourne for employment in 1932. His teammate from Port Adelaide,

Les Dayman Leslie Clarence "Bro" Dayman (28 October 1901 – 11 March 1979) was an Australian Rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL ...

, had also made his way to Victoria and both signed to play with Footscray. He polled six Brownlow votes in his first season and in 1934 was Footscray's second leading goal-kicker with 18 goals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waye, Tom 1909 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Western Bulldogs players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) 1992 deaths Southern Football League (South Australia) players People from Willunga, South Australia