George Pyke
Fitzroy
AFL career
5 games1 goals
- Debut
- R3 1909 v RCH15 May 1909
- Most recent
- R8 1909 v MEL12 June 1909
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Bio
Born in Ararat, George Pyke was a country recruit who joined Fitzroy from Numurkah in the Goulburn Valley. His path to the VFL was paved by resilience, as he had to overcome a broken collarbone sustained in a 1908 match against Drumanure—an injury significant enough to prompt the local community to hold a benefit match in his honour. He broke into the Maroons' lineup during the 1909 season, managing five senior appearances and booting a solitary goal during a lean year for the club. Pyke was unable to hold his spot in the side and his VFL career was confined to that single winter at Brunswick Street before he faded from the league's records.
Profile
- Born
- 02 Mar 1887
- Died
- 31 Mar 1960 (aged 73y 29d)
- Birthplace
- Ararat, VIC
- Deathplace
- Malvern, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionBorn in Ararat, George Pyke was a country recruit who joined Fitzroy from Numurkah in the Goulburn Valley. His path to the VFL was paved by resilience, as he had to overcome a broken collarbone sustained in a 1908 match against Drumanure—an injury significant enough to prompt the local community to hold a benefit match in his honour. He broke into the Maroons' lineup during the 1909 season, managing five senior appearances and booting a solitary goal during a lean year for the club. Pyke was unable to hold his spot in the side and his VFL career was confined to that single winter at Brunswick Street before he faded from the league's records.