Pye Lewis
Footscray
AFL career
22 games8 goals
- Debut
- R1 1935 v RCH27 Apr 1935
- Most recent
- R4 1936 v FIT23 May 1936
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Avenel as a 25-year-old mature-age prospect, George 'Pye' Lewis holds a unique place in Footscray history due to his exceptionally diminutive stature. Standing just 161cm (5 ft 3 in), Lewis is recorded as one of the shortest players to ever compete in the VFL, forcing him to rely on sharp agility and a low centre of gravity to act as a nuisance in the clinches. He featured prominently in his debut season as a rover who could drift forward and crumb goals, managing to hold his spot in the senior side throughout 1935. While his top-level career was brief, appearing in 22 games over two seasons, Lewis remains a statistical curiosity for his ability to defy the physical conventions of the game during the hard-hitting 1930s era.
Profile
- Born
- 11 Aug 1909
- Died
- 23 Sept 1994 (aged 85y 43d)
- Birthplace
- Graytown, VIC
- Deathplace
- Seymour, VIC
- Height
- 161 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Avenel as a 25-year-old mature-age prospect, George 'Pye' Lewis holds a unique place in Footscray history due to his exceptionally diminutive stature. Standing just 161cm (5 ft 3 in), Lewis is recorded as one of the shortest players to ever compete in the VFL, forcing him to rely on sharp agility and a low centre of gravity to act as a nuisance in the clinches. He featured prominently in his debut season as a rover who could drift forward and crumb goals, managing to hold his spot in the senior side throughout 1935. While his top-level career was brief, appearing in 22 games over two seasons, Lewis remains a statistical curiosity for his ability to defy the physical conventions of the game during the hard-hitting 1930s era.