Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Syd Carman (born 15 December 1901, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL. A centreman, Carman was the Essendon Best and Fairest winner in 1932 and also achieved Victorian interstate selection. After retiring as a player he became club treasurer. Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, footy or Aussie rules (and in some regions called-erroneously-AFL, after the Australian Football League, the only fully professional Australian rules football league) is a sport played between two teams of 22 players (18 on the field, and four interchanges) on either an Australian rules football ground, a modified cricket field or another modified sports venue.