Lou Sleeth
{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1916}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Lou Sleeth
| image =
| fullname = Louis David Sleeth
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|02|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lilydale, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|11|29|1916|02|26|df=y}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Box Hill
| height = 173 cm
| weight = 73 kg
| position = half-forward flank
| statsend = 1938
| years1 = 1937–38
| club1 = {{AFL Ric}}
| games_goals1 = 20 (22)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Louis David Sleeth (26 February 1916 – 29 November 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.823.
Family
The son of Charles Alfred Sleeth (1883–1923),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2000652 Deaths: Sleeth, The Argus, (Monday, 24 September 1923), p.1.] and Johanna "Annie" Sleeth (1887-1966), née Ring, Louis David Sleeth was born at Lilydale, Victoria on 26 February 1916.
He married Dalila Mary "Dolly" Garton (1920-2004) in 1947.
Football
=Box Hill (ESFL)=
He played in 160 games over 20 seasons {{em-dash}} 1929-1934, 1936, 1939, 1941-1948Hogan (1996), p.211. {{em-dash}} for the Box Hill Football Club in the Eastern Suburbs Football League.
=East Burwood (FL)=
He played for the East Burwood Football Club in the Federal Football League in 1935.
=Richmond (VFL)=
A left-footed half-forward flanker, Sleeth was cleared from Box Hill to Richmond on 21 April 1937.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11058607 Many Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 22 April 1937), p.15.] He played for two seasons (1937 and 1938), and played in 20 First XVIII matches, scoring 22 goals, and in 14 Second XVIII matches, scoring 23 goals.
=7 August 1937=
On 7 August 1937, as a member of the greatly weakened Richmond side that played against Essendon, at the Punt Road Ground {{em-dash}} Percy Bentley, Jack Dyer, and Dick Harris were absent interstate with the VFL, and George Smeaton and Billy Wells were both injured {{em-dash}} Sleeth, best on the ground, kicked six of Richmond's 13 goals (including the winning goal), in an unexpected two point victory.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11101322 League Teams Announced: Richmond v. Essendon, The Argus, (Friday, 6 August 1937), p.16.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244558715 League Ranks Depleted by Interstate Tours: Dons Tackle Weakened Richmond At Punt Road, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 6 August 1937), p.21.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180837834 Millard, P.J., "Richmond’s Resolute Finish Defeats Dons", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 7 August 1937), p.4.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11089664 Rigg, K., "Finish Thrills: Rally by Richmond", The Argus, (Monday, 9 August 1937), p.14.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205582014 Richmond Scared: Essendon's Good Showing, The Age, (Monday, 9 August 1937), p.16.]
=1937 Best First-Year Players=
In September 1937, The Argus selected Sleeth in its team of 1937's first-year players.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11080747 Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.]
| class="wikitable"
! ! !Best First-Year Players (1937) ! |
| Backs
|align=center|Bernie Treweek |align=center|Reg Henderson |align=center|Lawrence Morgan |
| H/Backs
|align=center|Gordon Waters |align=center|Bill Cahill |align=center|Eddie Morcom |
| Centre Line
|align=center|Ted Buckley |align=center|George Bates |align=center|Jack Kelly |
| H/Forwards
|align=center|Col Williamson |align=center|Ray Watts |align=center|Don Dilks |
| Forwards
|align=center|Lou Sleeth |align=center|Sel Murray |align=center|Charlie Pierce |
| Rucks/Rover
|align=center|Reg Garvin |align=center|Sandy Patterson |align=center|Des Fothergill |
| Second Ruck
|align=center|Lawrence Morgan |align=center|Col Williamson |align=center|Lou Sleeth |
=Preston (VFA)=
Cleared from Box Hill to Preston on 17 April 1940.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12448246 Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 April 1940), p.15.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204422104 Eastern Suburban: Players Disqualified, The Age, (Friday, 26 April 1940), p.6.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12455106 Association: Preston v. Sandringham, The Argus, (Friday, 3 May 1940), p.19.] He played in 14 games and scored 30 goals in the 1940 season.
Notes
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References
- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
- {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=L/Lou_Sleeth.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=lou%2Bsleeth/6205}}
- [https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Sleeth,_Lou.php Lou Sleeth], at The VFA Project.
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Box Hill Football Club players
Category:Richmond Football Club players