As was the case with another Carlton footballer, George Henry Ward (1876–1934), whose family name was mistakenly identified in all official VFL records as "Warde", Sweatman was mistakenly identified in official VFL records as "Tom Sweetman".
Sweatman" was granted a clearance from Carlton to Essendon Town.
[6][7] In June 1908, "C. Sweetman" was granted a clearance from Boulder City to the Brighton Football Club.
[8] Although he was (apparently) selected in the team,[9] he did not play for Brighton in the match against Northcote on 27 June 1908.
[10] He died (suddenly), of heart failure, at the Echuca District Hospital on 11 June 1915.