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==Football career==
==Football career==
Outridge was born in [[Ballarat East, Victoria|Ballarat East]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], to Henry Joseph and Hannah Elizabeth (née Rutherford) Outridge.<ref name="mundia">[http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/5622186/1029220622 Thomas Outridge] – Mundia. Retrieved 24 January 2012.</ref> His father had played for both Ballarat Imperials and South Ballarat in the [[Ballarat Football League]], captaining the latter side.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/83701910 "STATE'S GREATEST FOLLOWER: Tom Outridge's Rise to Stardom"] – ''[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]]''. Published 24 June 1932. Retrieved 1 March 2013.</ref> He and his family moved to [[Eastern Goldfields]] of [[Western Australia]] in 1903,<ref>[http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/5622186/-1427219849 Henry Joseph Outridge] – Mundia. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref> living first in [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]], and then in [[Kunanalling, Western Australia|Kunanalling]], where his father opened a mine, the ''Shamrock''. Outridge began playing football for the Coolgardie H-Company Cadets in the Goldfields Cadets Association. In 1914, he progressed to the [[Mines Rovers Football Club]] in the senior [[Goldfields Football League]] (GFL), and played in the club's 1915 premiership win over [[Boulder City Football Club|Boulder City]].<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33613229 THE PREMIERSHIP] – ''[[Western Argus]]''. Published Tuesday, 31 August 1915. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> After two seasons playing in Coolgardie, he was recruited by the [[Perth Football Club]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL) in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. In 1919, after three seasons and 33 games with the club, Outridge received a transfer to {{WAFL Sub}} at the urging of Eddie du Feu, a Subiaco player.<ref name="bio"/>
Outridge was born in [[Ballarat East, Victoria|Ballarat East]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], to Henry Joseph and Hannah Elizabeth (née Rutherford) Outridge.<ref name="mundia">[http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/5622186/1029220622 Thomas Outridge] – Mundia. Retrieved 24 January 2012.</ref> His father had played for both Ballarat Imperials and South Ballarat in the [[Ballarat Football League]], captaining the latter side.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83701910 "STATE'S GREATEST FOLLOWER: Tom Outridge's Rise to Stardom"] – ''[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]]''. Published 24 June 1932. Retrieved 1 March 2013.</ref> He and his family moved to [[Eastern Goldfields]] of [[Western Australia]] in 1903,<ref>[http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/5622186/-1427219849 Henry Joseph Outridge] – Mundia. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref> living first in [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]], and then in [[Kunanalling, Western Australia|Kunanalling]], where his father opened a mine, the ''Shamrock''. Outridge began playing football for the Coolgardie H-Company Cadets in the Goldfields Cadets Association. In 1914, he progressed to the [[Mines Rovers Football Club]] in the senior [[Goldfields Football League]] (GFL), and played in the club's 1915 premiership win over [[Boulder City Football Club|Boulder City]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33613229 THE PREMIERSHIP] – ''[[Western Argus]]''. Published Tuesday, 31 August 1915. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> After two seasons playing in Coolgardie, he was recruited by the [[Perth Football Club]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL) in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. In 1919, after three seasons and 33 games with the club, Outridge received a transfer to {{WAFL Sub}} at the urging of Eddie du Feu, a Subiaco player.<ref name="bio"/>


Playing mainly as a [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]], Outridge excelled with Subiaco. He served as [[Captain (Australian rules football)|captain]] of the club in 1920, and the following season won both Subiaco's [[best and fairest]] award and the inaugural [[Sandover Medal]], awarded to the best player in the WAFL.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/57978179 People in passing] – ''[[Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]''. Published Sunday, 16 October 1921. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> He had tied for the Sandover Medal with [[Cyril Hoft]] of {{WAFL Per}}, but was awarded the medal on the casting votes of the league's president. Outridge made his debut for [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]] at the [[1921 Perth Carnival|1921 Australasian Football Carnival]], held in Perth, and was widely considered one of Western Australia's best players at the tournament. Outridge went on to represent Western Australia in three more carnivals: the [[1924 Hobart Carnival|1924 Australian Football Carnival]] held in [[Hobart]], the [[1927 Melbourne Carnival|1927 Australian Football Carnival]] held in [[Melbourne]], and the [[1930 Adelaide Carnival|1930 Australian National Football Carnival]] held in [[Adelaide]]. Overall, Outridge played 27 games for Western Australia, in carnival and [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|interstate]] matches, kicking 30 goals.<ref>[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/n-o.htm#Tom%20Outridge%20(Perth%20&%20Subiaco) Tom Outridge (Perth & Subiaco)] – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>
Playing mainly as a [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]], Outridge excelled with Subiaco. He served as [[Captain (Australian rules football)|captain]] of the club in 1920, and the following season won both Subiaco's [[best and fairest]] award and the inaugural [[Sandover Medal]], awarded to the best player in the WAFL.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57978179 People in passing] – ''[[Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]''. Published Sunday, 16 October 1921. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> He had tied for the Sandover Medal with [[Cyril Hoft]] of {{WAFL Per}}, but was awarded the medal on the casting votes of the league's president. Outridge made his debut for [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]] at the [[1921 Perth Carnival|1921 Australasian Football Carnival]], held in Perth, and was widely considered one of Western Australia's best players at the tournament. Outridge went on to represent Western Australia in three more carnivals: the [[1924 Hobart Carnival|1924 Australian Football Carnival]] held in [[Hobart]], the [[1927 Melbourne Carnival|1927 Australian Football Carnival]] held in [[Melbourne]], and the [[1930 Adelaide Carnival|1930 Australian National Football Carnival]] held in [[Adelaide]]. Overall, Outridge played 27 games for Western Australia, in carnival and [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|interstate]] matches, kicking 30 goals.<ref>[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/n-o.htm#Tom%20Outridge%20(Perth%20&%20Subiaco) Tom Outridge (Perth & Subiaco)] – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>


In 1930, Outridge was chosen as captain for the [[1930 Adelaide Carnival|1930 Australian National Football Carnival]] held in [[Adelaide]]. ''[[The West Australian]]'' reported: "the fact that he was chosen in that capacity after such a long career as a [[Follower (Australian rules football)|follower]] was tribute to his ability, and he proved in Adelaide that he could rise to the occasion".<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33303040 CARNIVAL CAPTAINS] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Tuesday, 11 July 1933. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> Outridge badly injured a leg in a match against [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]], and was unable to play again in the carnival.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/63655233 OUTRIDGE SEVERELY INJURED] – ''[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|The Mail]]''. Published Saturday, 2 August 1930. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> In April 1931, it was reported that Outridge had decided to retire,<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32515331 SEASON'S PROSPECTS] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Wednesday, 29 April 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> however, he returned to play several games for Subiaco in June.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32527268 Probable Reappearance of Outridge.] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Wednesday, 17 June 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> While not playing in the senior team, Outridge represented the Subiaco side in the West Australian National Football Association (WANFA), which acted as a second-tier competition for the WANFL. A bout of [[appendicitis]] in October of the same year forced Outridge to miss the 1931 WANFA Grand Final,<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32346178? Outridge in Hospital] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Monday, 26 October 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> in which Subiaco defeated Midland-Guildford by 25 points.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32346190 ASSOCIATION PREMIERSHIP] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Monday, 26 October 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>
In 1930, Outridge was chosen as captain for the [[1930 Adelaide Carnival|1930 Australian National Football Carnival]] held in [[Adelaide]]. ''[[The West Australian]]'' reported: "the fact that he was chosen in that capacity after such a long career as a [[Follower (Australian rules football)|follower]] was tribute to his ability, and he proved in Adelaide that he could rise to the occasion".<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33303040 CARNIVAL CAPTAINS] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Tuesday, 11 July 1933. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> Outridge badly injured a leg in a match against [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]], and was unable to play again in the carnival.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63655233 OUTRIDGE SEVERELY INJURED] – ''[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|The Mail]]''. Published Saturday, 2 August 1930. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> In April 1931, it was reported that Outridge had decided to retire,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32515331 SEASON'S PROSPECTS] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Wednesday, 29 April 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> however, he returned to play several games for Subiaco in June.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32527268 Probable Reappearance of Outridge.] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Wednesday, 17 June 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> While not playing in the senior team, Outridge represented the Subiaco side in the West Australian National Football Association (WANFA), which acted as a second-tier competition for the WANFL. A bout of [[appendicitis]] in October of the same year forced Outridge to miss the 1931 WANFA Grand Final,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32346178? Outridge in Hospital] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Monday, 26 October 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> in which Subiaco defeated Midland-Guildford by 25 points.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32346190 ASSOCIATION PREMIERSHIP] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Monday, 26 October 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>


==Post-playing career==
==Post-playing career==
After his retirement from playing, Outridge was employed by [[Alfred Sandover]]'s sporting goods company, Harris, Scarfe and Sandover's, along with [[Allan Evans (Australian sportsman)|Allan Evans]], whom he had previously played with at Perth. Outridge also served as a [[Sports commentator|commentator]] for WANFL matches on the radio, as well occupying the roles of secretary (from 1935 to 1940) and later president (in the 1941 season) of the [[Subiaco Football Club]].<ref>[http://subiacofc.com.au/index.php/team/club-history/181-past-club-staff.html Past Club Staff] – Subiaco Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref><ref>http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/47170165 Subiaco's New President] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Thursday, 20 November 1941. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.sfclions.com.au/team/club-history/181-past-club-staff.html Past Club Staff] – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> He was made a life member of the club in 1935, and a life member of the league in 1956.<ref>[http://subiacofc.com.au/index.php/team/club-history/1122.html SFC Honour Roll] – Subiaco Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> In 1944, Outridge served as a [[Umpire (Australian rules football)|goal umpire]] for a football match between two [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) units at [[Kalgoorlie]].<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/59182913 RAAF Football] – ''[[Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]''. Published Sunday, 25 June 1944. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> He later bought a hotel in [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]], which he worked at until his retirement.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52943082 Outridge Decides To Retire] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Wednesday, 25 November 1953. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> Outridge died in 1973 in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. He was posthumously inducted into the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2004,<ref>[http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafc/hall-of-fame Hall of Fame] – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> and was named in a forward pocket in Subiaco's Team of the Century in 2008.<ref>[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams_%28n-z%29.htm#Subiaco Official 'Team of the Century'] – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>
After his retirement from playing, Outridge was employed by [[Alfred Sandover]]'s sporting goods company, Harris, Scarfe and Sandover's, along with [[Allan Evans (Australian sportsman)|Allan Evans]], whom he had previously played with at Perth. Outridge also served as a [[Sports commentator|commentator]] for WANFL matches on the radio, as well occupying the roles of secretary (from 1935 to 1940) and later president (in the 1941 season) of the [[Subiaco Football Club]].<ref>[http://subiacofc.com.au/index.php/team/club-history/181-past-club-staff.html Past Club Staff] – Subiaco Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref><ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47170165 Subiaco's New President] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Thursday, 20 November 1941. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.sfclions.com.au/team/club-history/181-past-club-staff.html Past Club Staff] – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> He was made a life member of the club in 1935, and a life member of the league in 1956.<ref>[http://subiacofc.com.au/index.php/team/club-history/1122.html SFC Honour Roll] – Subiaco Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> In 1944, Outridge served as a [[Umpire (Australian rules football)|goal umpire]] for a football match between two [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) units at [[Kalgoorlie]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59182913 RAAF Football] – ''[[Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]''. Published Sunday, 25 June 1944. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> He later bought a hotel in [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]], which he worked at until his retirement.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52943082 Outridge Decides To Retire] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published Wednesday, 25 November 1953. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> Outridge died in 1973 in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. He was posthumously inducted into the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2004,<ref>[http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafc/hall-of-fame Hall of Fame] – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref> and was named in a forward pocket in Subiaco's Team of the Century in 2008.<ref>[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams_%28n-z%29.htm#Subiaco Official 'Team of the Century'] – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>


The Tom Outridge Medal is awarded each season to the Subiaco Football Club's [[best and fairest]] player.<ref>[http://www.sfclions.com.au/index.php/club-news/1158-horsley-wins-2011-outridge-medal.html Horsley wins 2011 Outridge Medal] – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2012.</ref> A street in [[Subiaco, Western Australia|Subiaco]], Outridge Crescent, is named after him.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37323340/CITY-OF-SUBIACO-STREET-NAMES CITY OF SUBIACO STREET NAMES] – City of Subiaco, p. 43. Retrieved from [http://www.docstoc.com DocStoc], 24 January 2012.</ref> In 2004, Cazaly Resources, an Australian gold exploration company, named a discovery near Kunanalling "Outridge Prospect" after him.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ts712IBOlSYJ:www.cazalyresources.com.au/files/grabdoc.php%3Ftype%3Ddoc%26id%3D39%26cid%3D44+tom+outridge+cazaly&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgO4X5ri59b9tJowfi_8GWjIh3MGtvbWvU9vYHLOZbW_pcY_Y24K4SpQSaw85hBCJKQcJqU2BokT27-gdHUBfTdkgdua873hl-xQOHOLX91vRXQp45elaU0FEtBhzjUxe5oWTYQ&sig=AHIEtbTUN7Y1uD5G0m5-kk_qHN5w61ywQA New gold discovery, Kunanalling project] – Cazaly Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2012.</ref> One of his sons, [[Tom Outridge, Jr.|Thomas Michael Outridge]], played [[cricket]] for [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7054.html Thomas Outridge player profile] – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref>
The Tom Outridge Medal is awarded each season to the Subiaco Football Club's [[best and fairest]] player.<ref>[http://www.sfclions.com.au/index.php/club-news/1158-horsley-wins-2011-outridge-medal.html Horsley wins 2011 Outridge Medal] – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2012.</ref> A street in [[Subiaco, Western Australia|Subiaco]], Outridge Crescent, is named after him.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37323340/CITY-OF-SUBIACO-STREET-NAMES CITY OF SUBIACO STREET NAMES] – City of Subiaco, p. 43. Retrieved from [http://www.docstoc.com DocStoc], 24 January 2012.</ref> In 2004, Cazaly Resources, an Australian gold exploration company, named a discovery near Kunanalling "Outridge Prospect" after him.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ts712IBOlSYJ:www.cazalyresources.com.au/files/grabdoc.php%3Ftype%3Ddoc%26id%3D39%26cid%3D44+tom+outridge+cazaly&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgO4X5ri59b9tJowfi_8GWjIh3MGtvbWvU9vYHLOZbW_pcY_Y24K4SpQSaw85hBCJKQcJqU2BokT27-gdHUBfTdkgdua873hl-xQOHOLX91vRXQp45elaU0FEtBhzjUxe5oWTYQ&sig=AHIEtbTUN7Y1uD5G0m5-kk_qHN5w61ywQA New gold discovery, Kunanalling project] – Cazaly Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2012.</ref> One of his sons, [[Tom Outridge, Jr.|Thomas Michael Outridge]], played [[cricket]] for [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7054.html Thomas Outridge player profile] – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref>

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Tom Outridge
Personal information
Full name Thomas Outridge
Date of birth (1898-09-20)20 September 1898
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 27 September 1973(1973-09-27) (aged 75)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Coolgardie H-Company Cadets (GCA)
Height / weight 6 feet 0.5 inches (184.2 cm)
190 pounds (86 kg)[1]
Position(s) Ruckman
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Thomas "Tom" Outridge (20 September 1898 – 27 September 1973) was an Australian rules football player and administrator. Originally from Ballarat, Victoria, he played 217 games for Template:WAFL Per and Template:WAFL Sub in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and also represented Western Australia in 27 interstate matches, captaining the side at the 1930 Australian National Football Carnival. Outridge was also the winner of the inaugural Sandover Medal, in 1921. After his retirement, he served as secretary and later president of the Subiaco Football Club, and also as a commentator. In 2004, Outridge was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Football career

Outridge was born in Ballarat East, Victoria, to Henry Joseph and Hannah Elizabeth (née Rutherford) Outridge.[2] His father had played for both Ballarat Imperials and South Ballarat in the Ballarat Football League, captaining the latter side.[3] He and his family moved to Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia in 1903,[4] living first in Coolgardie, and then in Kunanalling, where his father opened a mine, the Shamrock. Outridge began playing football for the Coolgardie H-Company Cadets in the Goldfields Cadets Association. In 1914, he progressed to the Mines Rovers Football Club in the senior Goldfields Football League (GFL), and played in the club's 1915 premiership win over Boulder City.[5] After two seasons playing in Coolgardie, he was recruited by the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in Perth. In 1919, after three seasons and 33 games with the club, Outridge received a transfer to Template:WAFL Sub at the urging of Eddie du Feu, a Subiaco player.[1]

Playing mainly as a ruckman, Outridge excelled with Subiaco. He served as captain of the club in 1920, and the following season won both Subiaco's best and fairest award and the inaugural Sandover Medal, awarded to the best player in the WAFL.[6] He had tied for the Sandover Medal with Cyril Hoft of Template:WAFL Per, but was awarded the medal on the casting votes of the league's president. Outridge made his debut for Western Australia at the 1921 Australasian Football Carnival, held in Perth, and was widely considered one of Western Australia's best players at the tournament. Outridge went on to represent Western Australia in three more carnivals: the 1924 Australian Football Carnival held in Hobart, the 1927 Australian Football Carnival held in Melbourne, and the 1930 Australian National Football Carnival held in Adelaide. Overall, Outridge played 27 games for Western Australia, in carnival and interstate matches, kicking 30 goals.[7]

In 1930, Outridge was chosen as captain for the 1930 Australian National Football Carnival held in Adelaide. The West Australian reported: "the fact that he was chosen in that capacity after such a long career as a follower was tribute to his ability, and he proved in Adelaide that he could rise to the occasion".[8] Outridge badly injured a leg in a match against Victoria, and was unable to play again in the carnival.[9] In April 1931, it was reported that Outridge had decided to retire,[10] however, he returned to play several games for Subiaco in June.[11] While not playing in the senior team, Outridge represented the Subiaco side in the West Australian National Football Association (WANFA), which acted as a second-tier competition for the WANFL. A bout of appendicitis in October of the same year forced Outridge to miss the 1931 WANFA Grand Final,[12] in which Subiaco defeated Midland-Guildford by 25 points.[13]

Post-playing career

After his retirement from playing, Outridge was employed by Alfred Sandover's sporting goods company, Harris, Scarfe and Sandover's, along with Allan Evans, whom he had previously played with at Perth. Outridge also served as a commentator for WANFL matches on the radio, as well occupying the roles of secretary (from 1935 to 1940) and later president (in the 1941 season) of the Subiaco Football Club.[14][15][16] He was made a life member of the club in 1935, and a life member of the league in 1956.[17] In 1944, Outridge served as a goal umpire for a football match between two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) units at Kalgoorlie.[18] He later bought a hotel in Bunbury, which he worked at until his retirement.[19] Outridge died in 1973 in Perth. He was posthumously inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004,[20] and was named in a forward pocket in Subiaco's Team of the Century in 2008.[21]

The Tom Outridge Medal is awarded each season to the Subiaco Football Club's best and fairest player.[22] A street in Subiaco, Outridge Crescent, is named after him.[23] In 2004, Cazaly Resources, an Australian gold exploration company, named a discovery near Kunanalling "Outridge Prospect" after him.[24] One of his sons, Thomas Michael Outridge, played cricket for Western Australia.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b THE HONOUR LIST – The Western Mail. Published Thursday, 4 July 1929. Retrieved from Trove, 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ Thomas Outridge – Mundia. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ "STATE'S GREATEST FOLLOWER: Tom Outridge's Rise to Stardom" – The Daily News. Published 24 June 1932. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ^ Henry Joseph Outridge – Mundia. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. ^ THE PREMIERSHIP – Western Argus. Published Tuesday, 31 August 1915. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. ^ People in passing – The Sunday Times. Published Sunday, 16 October 1921. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. ^ Tom Outridge (Perth & Subiaco) – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. ^ CARNIVAL CAPTAINS – The West Australian. Published Tuesday, 11 July 1933. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ OUTRIDGE SEVERELY INJURED – The Mail. Published Saturday, 2 August 1930. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  10. ^ SEASON'S PROSPECTS – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 29 April 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  11. ^ Probable Reappearance of Outridge. – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 17 June 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  12. ^ Outridge in Hospital – The West Australian. Published Monday, 26 October 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  13. ^ ASSOCIATION PREMIERSHIP – The West Australian. Published Monday, 26 October 1931. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  14. ^ Past Club Staff – Subiaco Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  15. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47170165 Subiaco's New President] – The West Australian. Published Thursday, 20 November 1941. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  16. ^ Past Club Staff – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  17. ^ SFC Honour Roll – Subiaco Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  18. ^ RAAF Football – The Sunday Times. Published Sunday, 25 June 1944. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  19. ^ Outridge Decides To Retire – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 25 November 1953. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  20. ^ Hall of Fame – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  21. ^ Official 'Team of the Century' – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  22. ^ Horsley wins 2011 Outridge Medal – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  23. ^ CITY OF SUBIACO STREET NAMES – City of Subiaco, p. 43. Retrieved from DocStoc, 24 January 2012.
  24. ^ New gold discovery, Kunanalling project – Cazaly Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  25. ^ Thomas Outridge player profile – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2012.


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