DOB: 19 January 1915
Died: 6 August 1977
Debut: Round 10, 1939 against Collingwood at MCG
Last Game: Round 8, 1946 against North Melbourne at Arden Street
From: Sandhurst
Number: 16 (1939), 27 (1940-1946)
Honours:
Seconds Premiership Player - 1939
Premiership Player - 1941
Games: 19
Goals: 2
Career Statistics
Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
22 | 0 | 19 | 78.94 |
Originally used as a wingman, Gordon "Gerry" Daly played in 13 straight wins over three seasons before suffering a loss, and was a forward pocket in the 1941 premiership side.
Daly missed three seasons while serving in the 7th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War II before returning to play three games in 1946 after being discharged from the army in December 1945.
Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
1939 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
1946 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Lists
Players who served during war
Media
Sporting Globe - 23/07/1941
Australasian - 24/06/1944
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