Lance Sleeman
University and Melbourne
AFL career
9 games1 goals
- Debut
- SR3 1906 v COL8 Sept 1906
- Most recent
- R9 1908 v CAR20 June 1908
Stats
Bio
Arriving from Melbourne Grammar, Lance Sleeman briefly featured for Melbourne in the 1906 season before finding a more natural home with University upon their admission to the VFL. He was one of several medical students who transferred to the Students for their inaugural 1908 campaign, balancing his on-field duties as a forward and follower with demanding academic requirements. His league career was restricted to just nine games across two seasons as he prioritized his medical qualifications over football. Sleeman later served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I and established a long-standing legacy as a pioneering physician in the Wonthaggi district.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Mar 1885
- Died
- 20 Dec 1968 (aged 83y 274d)
- Birthplace
- Tylden, VIC
- Deathplace
- Hawthorn, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionArriving from Melbourne Grammar, Lance Sleeman briefly featured for Melbourne in the 1906 season before finding a more natural home with University upon their admission to the VFL. He was one of several medical students who transferred to the Students for their inaugural 1908 campaign, balancing his on-field duties as a forward and follower with demanding academic requirements. His league career was restricted to just nine games across two seasons as he prioritized his medical qualifications over football. Sleeman later served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I and established a long-standing legacy as a pioneering physician in the Wonthaggi district.