Percy Maybury

Recruited from the local juniors at Yarra Park, Percy Maybury was a creative and versatile utility best known for his blistering speed and dual-sided kicking. While he operated primarily as a rover or half-forward flanker, his adaptability was such that he reportedly played every position on the ground except ruck during his decade at Punt Road. A deadly accurate user of the ball, he once booted six goals in a match against University entirely from place kicks. His connection to the Tigers ran deep; his father, William "Dad" Maybury, was the long-serving club secretary, making them a unique father-son combination of on-field leader and off-field administrator.

Maybury’s leadership peaked during a dramatic 1919 campaign. Having previously served as captain-coach in 1917, he was Vice-Captain in 1919 when he reportedly told his father of a premonition that skipper William Thomas would suffer a serious injury. When Thomas broke his leg shortly after, Maybury—returning from his own long injury layoff—stepped up to captain the Tigers in their maiden VFL finals campaign, leading the side onto the MCG for the 1919 Grand Final. Although Richmond fell short against Collingwood that day, Maybury cemented his reputation as a premier leader, eventually departing to the VFA where he immediately captain-coached Footscray to a premiership in 1920.