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David Sykes Personal information Full name David Sykes Date of birth 4 October 1942 Original team Commonwealth Bank[1] Height/Weight 191 cm / 86 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1961-1963
1967-1968Fitzroy 34 (37) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1968 season .David Sykes (born 4 October 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sykes, who was recruited out of the Victorian Amateur Football Association, played as a forward and ruckman for Fitzroy. He had two stints at the club and in between spent some time as captain-coach of Cobden, in the Hampden Football League.[2][3]
He was later both a state and league coach in Sydney.
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ AFL Tables: David Sykes
- ^ The Age,"Ready made coach on doorstep", 13 September 1966, p 14.
Categories:- 1942 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Cobden Football Club players
- Living people
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