Harry Coy

Henry Frederick "Harry" Coy (4 February 1900 – 17 July 1962)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

Harry Coy
Personal information
Full name	Henry Frederick Coy
Date of birth	4 February 1900
Place of birth	East Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	17 July 1962(1962-07-17) (aged 62)
Place of death	Sandringham, Victoria
Original team(s)	Scotch College, Port Melbourne
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–1928	Melbourne	115 (4)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1921, 1923	Victoria
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Coy, who started his career at Port Melbourne in 1919,^[2] was signed up by Melbourne after two Victorian Football Association (VFA) seasons. He became Melbourne's full-back and was an important player in the 1926 premiership team.^[2] In the 1926 Grand Final, Coy kept Collingwood's Gordon Coventry to just two goals, despite the forward having kicked 81 goals for the year leading into the game.

References

1. Mishura, Paul. Shearer, Tim (ed.). "Is Scotch the greatest VFL/AFL nursery?". Great Scot (December 2010). Scotch College: 58. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
2. Boulton, Martin (28 January 2008). "Sporting Life". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2011.

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Harry Coy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Harry Coy at AustralianFootball.com