Socceroo #9, was Clarrie Shenton who played his GrassRoots football @ Ipswich Grammar School in Qld. A natural sportsman, Shenton played at Bundamba after leaving school before moving to Brisbane where he played a season of Rugby & one of Australian Rules before he made such an impression at Wynnum in their inaugural season that he was selected in the first ever Australian international side.
His football career was short-lived and he settled with tennis as his sport of choice where he became President of the Ipswich Tennis Association and sadly died at age 34. A life lost way too early.
His football career was short-lived and he settled with tennis as his sport of choice where he became President of the Ipswich Tennis Association and sadly died at age 34. A life lost way too early.
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