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John Sharrock
| Personal information |
| Birth |
February 16, 1944, |
| Recruited from |
Tooleybuc |
| Height and weight |
185 cm / 83 kg |
| Playing career¹ |
| Debut |
1963, Geelong vs. , at |
| Team(s) |
Geelong (1963-1968)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1968 season |
| Career highlights |
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John Sharrock (born February 16, 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1960s.
Sharrock played most of his career as a half forward flanker and was a premiership player in his first season at Geelong, in 1963. He spent a lot of 1966 at fullback and excelled, finishing third in the Brownlow Medal count. In 1968 he suffered a career ending knee injury during a game of tennis and despite having represented Victoria at interstate football earlier in the season it would be his last year in the game.
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1963 Geelong Cats Premiership Players |
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