Henry Frederick Merrett (29 June 1886 – 13 February 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.606.
Family The son of Thomas Henry Merrett (1834-1907),Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Monday, 29 July 1907), p.1. and Hannah Maria Merrett (1845-1919), née Polley,Deaths: Tuesday, 18 May 1920), p.1. Henry Frederick Merrett was born at Allendale, Victoria on 29 June 1886.
He married Eva Ruby Williams (1889-1958) in 1907.Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Monday, 12 May 1958), p.12. They had two children, Bruce (b.1909), and Olga (b.1910).
Football "H. Merrett, a tall forward and follower from Warburton",Club Notes, The Argus, (Friday, 16 June 1911), p.9. made his debut for St Kilda, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 17 June 1911.Collingwood (12.13) Beat St. Kilda (4.8), The Age, (Monday 19 June 1911), p.11. He played in two more senior matches: against Melbourne, at the Junction Oval on 22 July 1911, and against Richmond, at the Punt Road Oval, on 26 August 1911.
Death He died on 13 February 1954.Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Saturday, 20 February 1954), p.17.
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External links Playing statistics for "Henry Merritt" (sic), from AFL Tables. "Henry Merritt" (sic), at AustralianFootball.com.