Alf George | Demonwiki (original) (raw)

DOB: 7 September <1884>
Died: 28 April <1946>

MFC Debut: Round 2, 1911 against at Corio Oval
Last Game: Semi Final 1915 against at

From: Seymour/Numurkah/Essendon Association/Essendon/North Melbourne

Number: 3 (1912), 14 (1913), 29 (1915)

Honours
Captain - <1912> - <1913>

Games: 55 (88 total)
Goals: 12
Career Statistics

George had played for Essendon between <1906> and <1909> before missing the <1910> season. Recruited by Melbourne in <1911> the pacy ruckman who could also play as a defender missed a month early in the season after fracturing fingers in the Round 5 loss to South Melbourne.

He was captain/coach in <1912> and until June <1913> when he resigned and was replaced by Joe Pearce. Despite links to Port Melbourne and Essendon for <1914> he instead coached side North Melbourne. Despite his absence he was assigned number 31 on the team list.

George returned to Melbourne in <1915>, suffering a knee injury in the Round 17, 1915 match against Essendon. He played a fortnight later in the Semi Final against Carlton and injured himself again. The final was his last VFL match and he finished his career with side Prahran.

In January 1917 he joined the AIF Railways Unit and served on the Western Front. He returned to Australia in August <1919> and died in <1946> after a long illness.

His brother Ernie played one game with South Melbourne in <1911>.

Tribunal Record

Lists

Family at other clubs
Players who served during war

Notes
1912 sources say he was originally from Lancefield

Media
Herald - 09/06/1911
Punch - 12/06/1913
Standard - 04/04/1914
Football Record 1914
Football Record 1914
Argus - 29/04/1946
Sporting Globe - 04/05/1946

Links
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War record
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