Born on 7th April 1921, Terence Robert Cashion has the most impressive record of any pre-war Tasmanian player.
He was the only Tasmanian player to win the Eric Tassie medal for best and fairest player in ANFC carnivals.
He played soccer at school but started his football career with Buckingham in the SSOBA from 1935 to 1938.
He started playing senior football with New Town in 1939 and in his first two seasons finished runner up for the TFL best and fairest award. During the second world war, Terry enlisted in the army and while stationed in Melbourne played six games with South Melbourne in the VFL until a serious knee injury forced him out of the game.
After being discharged from the army Terry joined Clarence in 1946 in the Southern Districts Association, winning the best and fairest award. He was a member of the Clarence team in its first year in the TFL in 1947, again winning the best and fairest.
He played for Tasmania at the 1947 carnival in Hobart winning the Tasmanian team's best and fairest award ; the TG Stancombe trophy. Tasmania won the second division title leading to its promotion to division one for the Brisbane carnival in 1950. He also won the Mercury newspaper best and fairest award which was introduced that year.
The 1947 Tasmanian Carnival team - Terry Cashion is pictured fourth from the left in the middle row. Also pictured are John Leedham
fourth from the left in the back row with Arthur Hodgson
on his left. First left in the middle row is Noel Reid
, Roy Witzerman
first on the right of that row. Darrel Eaton
is first on the left of the front row while Ian Westell is second from the front in that row.
In 1948 he transferred to Longford as captain/coach and during his four years with the club won the best and fairest three times, the Mercury best and fairest three times and the NTFA best and fairest three times also, becoming the first player to do so in NTFA history.
Terry was vice captain of Tasmania at the 1950 Brisbane carnival where he won the Eric Tassie medal and was captain of the side against New South Wales in place of Vern Rae who was injured.
The 1950 Tasmanian Carnival team - Terry Cashion is pictured third from right in the front row. Also pictured is Vern Rae third from left in the front row with Darrel Eaton
on his left. Ian Westell and Jack Rough
are pictured third and fourth from the left in the back row. Noel Reid
and Len Hayes
are pictured first and second from left in the second row while Bob Parsons
is first on the right in the same row.
Terry Cashion represented Tasmania against the VFA in 1951.
In 1952 he moved south again this time joining Sandy Bay which won the league premiership that year. It was the first time Terry had played in a premiership team. In 1953 he won the coveted William Leitch medal for TFL best and fairest and also won the club best and fairest in 1952 and 1953.
In 1954 and 55 Terry coached Snug winning the premiership in 1954.
He then coached South East in the SSOBA before returning to coach Sandy Bay in 1959 for one season.
Later Terry Cashion became the first president of the Sandy Bay Old Players Association.
In 1965 he was involved in a serious car accident spending many months in a wheelchair before regaining the use of his legs.
Terry was also captain of the NTFA during its reign as the premier association and represented Tasmania in three carnivals, one of only a handful of players to do so.
Terry Cashion (inducted 1998) is a member of the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame along with other Tasmanian Football Legends such as Darrel Baldock
, Rex Garwood
, Horrie Gorringe
, Bruce Carter
, Arthur Hodgson
, Roy Cazaly
, Royce Hart
, Peter Hudson
, Laurie Nash
and Ian Stewart
.
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Terry Cashion - A Tasmanian Football Legend
