John Charles "Buffer" Sime (3 August 1871 – 16 June 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 817.
Family The son of John Sime (1816-1891),Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 April 1891), p. 1. and Jane Sime (1831–1906), née Mayfield, née Irvine,Deaths: Sime, The Australasian, (Saturday, 11 August 1906), p. 360 John Charles Sime was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 3 August 1871.
Football A number of the earlier newspaper reports have Symes as his family name.For instance, , , , and .
Collingwood (VFA) Recruited from the local football team, Clarence Juniors, of Clifton Hill,Pennings (2016), p. 253. he made his debut for Collingwood in 1892, the year that Collingwood was admitted into the VFA competition.
Collingwood (VFL) Following the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897, Sime played for Collingwood, against St. Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897, in the team's first-ever match of the VFL's first season.The League Clubs, The Age, (Monday, 10 May 1897), p. 6.'Observer', "The Football Season: Opening of the League Games: Unfurling the Flag", The Argus, (Monday, 10 May 1897), pp. 5-6.
Death He died at his residence, in Collingwood, Victoria, on 16 June 1961.Deaths: Sime, The Age, (Monday, 19 June 1961), p. 12.
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References
Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. Collingwood Football Team (Photograph), Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 15 June 1899), p.578.
External links
Charlie Sime's profile at Collingwood Forever