Terry Burgess
St Kilda
AFL career
5 games1 goals
- Debut
- R13 1959 v ESS25 July 1959
- Most recent
- R18 1959 v FIT29 Aug 1959
Stats
Bio
A lightning-quick rover and wingman recruited from Tasmanian club City South, Terry Burgess arrived at St Kilda with a reputation built on elite professional running, having won the 880-yard event at the Stawell Easter Carnival in consecutive years. Despite his blistering pace and natural athleticism, his VFL career was confined to five senior appearances in the latter half of the 1959 season, where he played alongside club icons like Neil Roberts and Lindsay Fox. While his time at the Junction Oval was brief, Burgess holds a significant but retrospectively discovered place in history as the second Indigenous player to represent the Saints, a milestone that went largely unacknowledged during his playing days. Following his stint in Melbourne, he cemented his legacy in country football, becoming a stalwart for Myrtleford in the Ovens and Murray League where he won a best and fairest and played in a premiership team at age 36.
Profile
- Full name
- Terry D. Burgess
- Born
- 20 July 1934
- Died
- 28 Aug 2005 (aged 71y 39d)
- Height
- 171 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA lightning-quick rover and wingman recruited from Tasmanian club City South, Terry Burgess arrived at St Kilda with a reputation built on elite professional running, having won the 880-yard event at the Stawell Easter Carnival in consecutive years. Despite his blistering pace and natural athleticism, his VFL career was confined to five senior appearances in the latter half of the 1959 season, where he played alongside club icons like Neil Roberts and Lindsay Fox. While his time at the Junction Oval was brief, Burgess holds a significant but retrospectively discovered place in history as the second Indigenous player to represent the Saints, a milestone that went largely unacknowledged during his playing days. Following his stint in Melbourne, he cemented his legacy in country football, becoming a stalwart for Myrtleford in the Ovens and Murray League where he won a best and fairest and played in a premiership team at age 36.