About Vern Sarsfield
Lived 1905 – 1984 (aged 78). Vern Sarsfield was an australian rules football player.
Vernard Isaac Sarsfield (10 December 1905 – 21 January 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Michael Christopher Sarsfield (1869–1920), and Emily Easter (1870—1939), née O'Sullivan, Vernard Isaac Sarsfield was born at Essendon, Victoria on 10 December 1905.
He married Jean Mary Valentine (1918-2009) on 10 April 1939.
Football Sarsfield played for Essendon in the first two rounds of the 1929 season before being dropped to the reserves team. In 1936 he moved to Ouyen and played with the Ouyen Rovers club.
Military service Sarsfield served in the Australian Army during World War II, enlisting under the name "Vernon Sarsfield".
Death
He died at Yarrawonga, Victoria on 21 January 1984.
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Who was Vern Sarsfield?
Australian rules footballer (1905–1984)
When was Vern Sarsfield born?
Vern Sarsfield was born on 10 December 1905 in Essendon.
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Vern Sarsfield died on 21 January 1984 in Yarrawonga.
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Vern Sarsfield was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vern Sarsfield. https://biography.guide/vern-sarsfield/
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