Eric Guy

Career

After initially playing for the Carrum Football Club in the Mornington Peninsula Football League, Guy started his top level senior career at the Oakleigh Football Club in the Victorian Football Association in 1952. Guy played 91 senior games for the club over five years. He did enough to catch the eye of Street Kilda and they recruited him for the 1957 season.

A tough and fearless half back flanker, he served as vice-captain at Street Kilda for three of his six seasons, as well as representing Victoria in interstate football.

Guy died in 1991.

Achievements

• In a controversial start to his career at Oakleigh, both Guy and his Carrum teammate Bill Botten played the opening match of the 1952 season before their transfer paperwork had been formally lodged, which resulted in the match, which Oakleigh had won by ten goals, being forfeited to Brunswick.