Tommy Law (Australian footballer)

Tommy Law
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Law
Date of birth	(1895-03-08)8 March 1895
Place of birth	Shepparton, Victoria
Date of death	3 June 1937(1937-06-03) (aged 42)
Place of death	Mooroopna, Victoria
Original team(s)	Shepparton (GVFL)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1922	South Melbourne	2 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Law (8 March 1895 – 3 June 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Law, originally from Shepparton, made two appearances in the 1922 VFL season, as a half forward and wingman.[2][3] He was one of six debutantes for South Melbourne in their opening round loss to Melbourne at Lake Oval and also played the following week, in a six-point win over Collingwood at Victoria Park.[2] In 1923 he was granted a permit to Bendigo East.[4]

On 3 June 1937, Law was traveling on the road between Dookie and Shepparton when his car struck a culvert, overturned and crashed into a fence.[5] He suffered head injuries and died in Mooroopna Hospital, just minutes after being admitted.[5]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. "Tommy Law". AFL Tables.
3. Referee (Sydney), "Victorian Footballers", 17 May 1922, p. 13
4. The Argus, "League Grants Permits", 26 April 1923, p. 4
5. The Argus, "T. Law Killed", 4 June 1937, p. 12