Terry Farman
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Terry Farman is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Geelong
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Farman was a defender, recruited to Geelong from the nearby Queenscliff Football Club
. He played every game in the 1967 VFL season
, including the grand final
, where he was one of Geelong's half back flankers in a losing team. In 1969 he played in the opening 15 rounds before he was struck down with tonsillitis, ending a run of 58 consecutive games. He continued to be a regular fixture in the side over the next two seasons but would then struggle with injuries.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Farman was a defender, recruited to Geelong from the nearby Queenscliff Football Club
Queenscliff Football Club
The Queenscliff Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Bellarine Football League and situated in the township of Queenscliff, on the Bellarine peninsula, Victoria, Australia...
. He played every game in the 1967 VFL season
1967 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1967.-Premiership season:In 1967, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
, including the grand final
1967 VFL Grand Final
The 1967 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 23 September 1967. It was the 71st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
, where he was one of Geelong's half back flankers in a losing team. In 1969 he played in the opening 15 rounds before he was struck down with tonsillitis, ending a run of 58 consecutive games. He continued to be a regular fixture in the side over the next two seasons but would then struggle with injuries.