Eric Sexton was a key defender for South over ten seasons between 1915 and 1925. After beginning in the 1915 Reserves, he was a regular A Grader between 1920 and 1925. Along with the likes of Eddie Rau and Charlie Nottle, he was integral to the playing nucleus who steered us through our most successful era in history.

He played in the 1915 and 1920 Reserves premierships, before participating in the senior flags of 1921, 1922, 1923 and captaining the 1924 and 1925 pennants. He also regularly represented the GFA from 1923.

Sexton retired in 1926 as the GFA folded, however he continued to mentor seconds footballers as a defacto coach and was instrumental in cultivating and preserving a strong bond between the two South clubs into the next decades.