Tom Pelly
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Tom Pelly is a former Australian rules football
er who played with North Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1950s.
Pelly was a Grogan Medal
winner while with Western Districts
in 1956 and before that had played for Brunswick YCW. His performance at Western Districts earned him a chance in the VFL and he left the Queensland club at the end of the year to join North Melbourne. A rover, he played eight senior games in but only two in 1958. He finished the 1958 season at Williamstown
, having been cleared by North Melbourne in July, and was a member of their VFA premiership team that year and again in 1959.
Australian rules football
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er who played with North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL) during the 1950s.
Pelly was a Grogan Medal
Grogan Medal
The Grogan Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the best and fairest player in home and away rounds of each season's QAFL/Queensland State League competition. It was first awarded in 1946, previously the league's best player won the De Little Medal.-Winners:-External links:*...
winner while with Western Districts
Western Magpies Australian Football Club
The Western Magpies Australian Football Club is the senior Australian rules football club of the western suburbs of Brisbane which competes in Division One of the AFLQ State League. The club is based at 41 Chelmer st, Chelmer, at the same grounds as the Sherwood Junior Australian Football Club and...
in 1956 and before that had played for Brunswick YCW. His performance at Western Districts earned him a chance in the VFL and he left the Queensland club at the end of the year to join North Melbourne. A rover, he played eight senior games in but only two in 1958. He finished the 1958 season at Williamstown
Williamstown Football Club
The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
, having been cleared by North Melbourne in July, and was a member of their VFA premiership team that year and again in 1959.