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Tommy Law
Tommy Law
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Law
Date of birth	8 March 1895
Place of birth	Shepparton, Victoria
Date of death	3 June 1937 (aged 42)
Place of death	Mooroopna, Victoria
Original team(s)	Shepparton (GVFL)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1922	South Melbourne
	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

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