Wallace Sutherland Sharland (11 October 1902 – 17 September 1967) was an Australian rules football player, journalist and commentator.

[2] Sharland was an accomplished ruckman for Geelong, known for his good all-round skills, accurate palming of the ball and capability when required as a ruck shepherd.

[5] His innings, which was scored as an 18-year-old, earned praise from opponent Jack Hobbs who stated that Sharland "is a hard man to get out" and "is developing on the right lines".

[9] He made enough of an impression to be in the first-ruck in the Victorian state side which went to Adelaide in August to defeat South Australia and also feature in the return leg at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

The committee had been initially aggrieved by that fact he pulled out of a game against Essendon claiming to have a sore heel, but was able to represent Victoria against New South Wales a week later.

[9] Although not selected as a player, Sharland got to attend the 1924 Hobart Carnival as a special correspondent for The Sporting Globe.

[24] A wrist injury which he sustained early in the season restricted him to just four games and cost him a place in Geelong's breakthrough 1925 premiership team.

[26] He broadcast the grand final from the back of the MCG's Grey Smith Stand and later recalled: "There was no sound-proof box and the sound accompaniment was pretty fierce when the excitement rose".

[28] The quote was based on the Preston players being small in stature and the fact they wore a red uniform.