Leo Merrett [SEP] member of sports team
Leo Merrett
Leo Merrett (5 April 1920 – 18 October 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in between 1940 and 1949 for the Richmond Football Club.
References.
- Hogan P: "The Tigers Of Old", Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
He was a regular panelist on the ABC's Football Round-up, which he and other panelists discussed the Saturday round of VFL football.
In 1997 he was included in the Collingwood Football Club Hall of Fame and Team of the Century, on the wing.
Business.
Merrett formed a partnership with former Australian cricket captain Lindsay Hassett. The Merrett-Hassett sports stores had branches throughout Victoria. With the death of Hassett, Merrett went on to found Rebel Sport, a sporting goods store that later listed