Tom Bush (Australian footballer)

Tom Bush
Tom Bush
Personal information
Full name	Tom John Bush
Date of birth	7 January 1918
Date of death	17 November 1951 (aged 33)
Place of death	Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne
Original team(s)	Berrigan
Playing career1
Years	Club
1942, 1944	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tom Bush (7 January 1918 – 17 November 1951)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2] He played five games for Melbourne from 1942 to 1944,^[3] and later played for several clubs in regional leagues. He won the best and fairest awards as coach for Peechelba and Moyhu in the late 1940s.^[4]

Early life and career

Bush, who was originally from Berrigan^[5] was cleared from St. Kilda^[6] to Melbourne where he played from 1942 to 1944.

Professional career

Bush played one game on permit with Coburg in 1945.^[7]

Bush then played with Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1945 and 1946.^[8]

Milawa Football Club appointed Bush as captain-coach in 1947. They were runners up in the Ovens & King Football League grand final to Moyhu in 1947.^[9]

Bush was then captain-coach of Coolamon Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1948^[10] to fifth position on the ladder.

In his first year as captain-coach of Peechelba Football Club in 1949 in the Murray Valley Football League, Bush won the league best and fairest award.^[11] Bush was captain-coach again 1950.

Bush was captain / coach of Moyhu Football Club in the Ovens & King Football League in 1951 and won their best and fairest award too.^[12]

Death

Bush died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital after an eight-week illness in November 1951. He was 33 years old.

Notes

^ "Tom Bush - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
^ "Heritage Numbers | Melbourne Football Club". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Seniors Honourboard - Moyhu Football Club". GameDay. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "1942 - Training Lists". The Argus. 4 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "1942 - Melbourne Difficulties". The Argus. 25 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "The VFA Project". The VFA Project. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "1949 - Best & Fairest". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 2 September 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "1947 - O&KFNL Grand Finals". Ovens & King FNL. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "1949 - Narandera's close game". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 15 June 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "1949 - Receives best & fairest trophy". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 19 September 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Moyhu FNC - Best & Fairest List". Moyhu FNC. 1951. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

External links

Tom Bush's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Tom Bush Profile @ Demonwiki
1946 - Wangaratta FC & Wodonga FC team photos

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[1] "Tom Bush - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

[encyc-2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

[3] "Heritage Numbers | Melbourne Football Club". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[4] "Seniors Honourboard - Moyhu Football Club". GameDay. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[5] "1942 - Training Lists". The Argus. 4 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[6] "1942 - Melbourne Difficulties". The Argus. 25 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[7] "The VFA Project". The VFA Project. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[8] "1949 - Best & Fairest". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 2 September 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[9] "1947 - O&KFNL Grand Finals". Ovens & King FNL. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[10] "1949 - Narandera's close game". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 15 June 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[11] "1949 - Receives best & fairest trophy". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 19 September 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[12] "Moyhu FNC - Best & Fairest List". Moyhu FNC. 1951. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

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