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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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| fullname = Alfred Thomas George
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| name = Alf George
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| birth_date = 7 September 1884
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| birth_place = [[Mount Egerton, Victoria|Mount Egerton]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1946|4|28|1884|9|7|df=y}}
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| fullname = Alfred Thomas George
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| death_place = [[Melbourne]]
| nickname = Alf
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| originalteam = [[Numurkah Football Club|Numurkah]] / [[Essendon Association Football Club|Essendon Association]]
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| birth_date = 7 September 1884
| heightweight = 183 cm / 87 kg
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| birth_place = [[Mount Egerton, Victoria|Mount Egerton]]
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| position = Ruck / Defence
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1946|4|28|1884|9|7|df=y}}
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| guernsey = 3
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| death_place = [[Melbourne]]
| years = 1906–1909<br />1911–1913, 1915<br />'''Total'''
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| originalteam = [[Numurkah Football Club|Numurkah]] / [[Essendon Association Football Club|Essendon Association]]
| clubs = {{AFL Ess}}<br />{{AFL Mel}}
| height = 183 cm
| games(goals) = 33 (0)<br />55 (12)<br />'''88 (12)'''
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| games_goals2 = 55 (12)
| games_goalstotal = 88 (12)
| careerhighlights = *[[List of Melbourne Football Club captains|Melbourne captain]]: 1912–1913
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'''Alfred Thomas''' "'''Alf'''" '''George''' (7 September 1884 – 28 April 1946) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] and [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). George was the captain of Melbourne for the 1912 and 1913 seasons. George also served in the [[Australian Imperial Force]] (AIF) in [[World War I]].
'''Alfred Thomas George''' (7 September 1884 – 28 April 1946) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] and [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). George was the captain of Melbourne for the 1912 and 1913 seasons.


==Early life==
==Early life==
George was born in [[Mount Egerton, Victoria|Mount Egerton]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Item details for: B2455, GEORGE A T|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4104491|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref> on 7 September 1884. He played football for [[Seymour Football Club|Seymour]],<ref name="nla">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22251994 |title=DEATH OF FORMER VFL CHAMPION. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1954)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=29 April 1946 |accessdate=20 December 2010 |page=14 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> [[Numurkah Football Club|Numurkah]] and, finally, [[Essendon Association Football Club|Essendon Association]], before being recruited to play for Essendon.<ref name=encyc>{{Ref AFL Encyc|1st|144–145}}</ref>
George was born in [[Mount Egerton, Victoria|Mount Egerton]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Item details for: B2455, GEORGE A T|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4104491|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=19 December 2010|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808004931/http://naa12.naa.gov.au/LogonNoSession.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> on 7 September 1884. He played football for [[Seymour Football Club|Seymour]],<ref name="nla">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22251994 |title=Death of former VFL champion |newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]] |date=29 April 1946 |accessdate=20 December 2010 |page=14}}</ref> [[Numurkah Football Club|Numurkah]] and, finally, [[Essendon Association Football Club|Essendon Association]], before being recruited to play for Essendon.<ref name=encyc>{{Ref AFL Encyc|1st|144–145}}</ref>


==Football career==
==Football career==

===Essendon===
===Essendon===
George was recruited at the beginning of 1906<ref name="nla" /> and he made his VFL debut in round 3 of that year, going on to play 16 games in his first season. George generally played as a [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]], but could also play in defence and was known for his marking ability. In total, he played 33 games for the Bombers between 1906 and 1909,<ref name=encyc /> with his best season for Essendon being his first, where he played in a losing semi final.
George was recruited at the beginning of 1906<ref name="nla" /> and he made his VFL debut in round 3 of that year, going on to play 16 games in his first season. George generally played as a [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]], but could also play in defence and was known for his marking ability. In total, he played 33 games for Essendon between 1906 and 1909,<ref name=encyc /> with his best season for Essendon being his first, where he played in a losing semi final.


===Melbourne===
===Melbourne===
After leaving Essendon at the end of 1909, George did not play VFL until he transferred to Melbourne for the [[1911 VFL season|1911 season]].<ref name=encyc /> He played 12 matches for the season and kicked his first goal in the VFL. Despite only being at Melbourne for one season, George was named the Demons' [[Captain (Australian rules football)|captain]] for 1912.<ref name=encyc /> He was captain for only two seasons,<ref>{{cite web|title=Melbourne FC Honour Roll|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/2573/default.aspx|publisher=Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club|accessdate=19 December 2010|date=17 August 2005}}</ref> as he stopped playing at the end of 1913. During his two seasons as captain, Melbourne finished sixth and ninth, respectively. George returned for one final season in 1915, playing 14 games and kicking two goals, as the he again lost in a semi final. While playing with the Demons, George formed a "famous" and "powerful" ruck combination with [[Hedley Tompkins]] and [[Bill Hendrie]].<ref name="nla" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Greg|title=125 yrs of the Melbourne Demons|year=1984|publisher=Progress Press Group|isbn=0-9590694-0-2|page=15}}</ref>
After leaving Essendon at the end of 1909, George did not play in the VFL again until he transferred to Melbourne for the [[1911 VFL season|1911 season]].<ref name=encyc /> He played 12 matches for the season and kicked his first goal in the VFL. Despite only being at Melbourne for one season, George was named Melbourne's [[Captain (Australian rules football)|captain]] for 1912.<ref name=encyc /> He was captain for two seasons,<ref>{{cite web|title=Melbourne FC Honour Roll|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/2573/default.aspx|publisher=Melbourne Football Club|accessdate=19 December 2010|date=17 August 2005}}{{dead link|date=September 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and he left the club at the end of 1913. During his two seasons as captain, Melbourne finished sixth and ninth. George returned for one final season in 1915, playing 14 games and kicking two goals; the team concluded the year by losing in a semi final. While playing with Melbourne, George formed a "famous" and "powerful" ruck combination with [[Hedley Tomkins]] and [[Bill Hendrie]].<ref name="nla" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Greg|title=125 yrs of the Melbourne Demons|year=1984|publisher=Progress Press Group|isbn=0-9590694-0-2|page=15}}</ref>

In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of ''The Argus'' as follows:
::"In 1914 the Melbourne football team, [[Melbourne University Football Club#VFL history|after its junction with the University]], was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.<br>Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—<br>[[Charlie Lilley|C. Lilley]] (seriously wounded), [[Johnny Hassett|J. Hassett]], [[Hedley Tomkins|H. Tomkins]] (severely wounded), [[Jack Evans (footballer, born 1891)|J. Evans]] (seriously wounded), [[Bill Hendrie|W. Hendrie]], [[Roy Park (sportsman)|R. L. Park]], [[Jack Doubleday|J. Doubleday]] (died), [[Arthur Best|A. Best]], [[Cliff Burge|C. Burge]] (killed), [[Alf Williamson|C. (viz., A.) Williamson]] (killed), [[Jack Brake|J. Brake]], [[Rupe Lowell|R. Lowell]], [[Eric Parsons (Australian footballer)|E. Parsons]] (seriously wounded), [[Joe Pearce (footballer)|A. M. Pearce]] (killed), [[Frank Lugton|F. Lugton]] (killed), A. George, [[Charlie Armstrong (footballer)|C. Armstrong]], [[Percy Rodriguez (footballer)|P. Rodriguez]] (killed), [[Jack Connole|J. Cannole (viz., Connole)]], [[Alexander Fraser (Australian politician)|A. Fraser]] (seriously wounded), [[Tim Collins (footballer)|T. Collins]].<br>These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — ''The Argus'', 16 May 1919.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1468346 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", ''The Argus'', (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.]</ref>


===Prahran===
===Prahran===
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==World War I==
==World War I==
George worked as an engine driver,<ref name="aif">{{cite web|title=Alfred Thomas GEORGE|url=http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=109211|publisher=The AIF Project|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref> both during and after his football career and it was due to this that he enlisted in the AIF on 10 January 1917 in the Railways Unit.<ref name="nla" /> At the time of embarkation, George was living in [[Kensington, Victoria]] with his wife, Lilla.<ref name="aif" /> When George enrolled he was immediately given the rank of [[sergeant]] and left Australia, to fight on the Western Front, aboard HMAT A70 ''Ballarat''.<ref>{{cite web|title=First World War Embarkation Roll – Alfred Thomas George|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/person.asp?p=112930|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref> George's service was uncontroversial; he was never wounded, nor did he receive any honours or awards. He returned safely to Australia on 19 August 1919, after the conclusion of the war.<ref name="aif" />
George worked as an engine driver,<ref name="aif">{{cite web|title=Alfred Thomas GEORGE|url=http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=109211|publisher=The AIF Project|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref> both during and after his football career. Due to this background, he enlisted in the Railways Unit of the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] (AIF) on 10 January 1917.<ref name="nla" /> When George enrolled he was immediately given the rank of [[sergeant]] and left Australia, to fight on the Western Front, aboard HMAT A70 ''Ballarat''.<ref>{{cite web|title=First World War Embarkation Roll – Alfred Thomas George|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/person.asp?p=112930|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref> At the time of embarkation, George was living in [[Kensington, Victoria]] with his wife, Lilla.<ref name="aif" /> George's service was uncontroversial; he was never wounded, nor did he receive any honours or awards. He returned safely to Australia on 19 August 1919 after the conclusion of the war.<ref name="aif" />


==Later life==
==Later life==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{AflRleague|ref=A/Alf_George.html}}
*{{AFL Tables|ref=A/Alf_George.html}}
*[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=349#profile Alf George's profile] on the Official AFL Website of the Essendon Football Club
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110317171323/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=349#profile Alf George's profile] on the Essendon Football Club website

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{{succession box|title=[[Melbourne Football Club]] captain|before=[[Vin Coutie]]|after=[[Len Incigneri]]|years=1912–1913}}
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{{Melbourne Football Club captains}}


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| NAME = George, Alf
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian rules footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 7 September 1884
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Mount Egerton, Victoria|Mount Egerton]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 28 April 1946
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Melbourne]]
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 15 August 2023

Alf George
Personal information
Full name Alfred Thomas George
Nickname(s) Alf
Date of birth 7 September 1884
Place of birth Mount Egerton
Date of death 28 April 1946(1946-04-28) (aged 61)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) Numurkah / Essendon Association
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Ruck, defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906–1909 Essendon 33 0(0)
1911–1913, 1915 Melbourne 55 (12)
Total 88 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alfred Thomas George (7 September 1884 – 28 April 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). George was the captain of Melbourne for the 1912 and 1913 seasons.

Early life

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George was born in Mount Egerton[1] on 7 September 1884. He played football for Seymour,[2] Numurkah and, finally, Essendon Association, before being recruited to play for Essendon.[3]

Football career

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Essendon

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George was recruited at the beginning of 1906[2] and he made his VFL debut in round 3 of that year, going on to play 16 games in his first season. George generally played as a ruckman, but could also play in defence and was known for his marking ability. In total, he played 33 games for Essendon between 1906 and 1909,[3] with his best season for Essendon being his first, where he played in a losing semi final.

Melbourne

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After leaving Essendon at the end of 1909, George did not play in the VFL again until he transferred to Melbourne for the 1911 season.[3] He played 12 matches for the season and kicked his first goal in the VFL. Despite only being at Melbourne for one season, George was named Melbourne's captain for 1912.[3] He was captain for two seasons,[4] and he left the club at the end of 1913. During his two seasons as captain, Melbourne finished sixth and ninth. George returned for one final season in 1915, playing 14 games and kicking two goals; the team concluded the year by losing in a semi final. While playing with Melbourne, George formed a "famous" and "powerful" ruck combination with Hedley Tomkins and Bill Hendrie.[2][5]

In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:

"In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded), J. Hassett, H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded), W. Hendrie, R. L. Park, J. Doubleday (died), A. Best, C. Burge (killed), C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed), J. Brake, R. Lowell, E. Parsons (seriously wounded), A. M. Pearce (killed), F. Lugton (killed), A. George, C. Armstrong, P. Rodriguez (killed), J. Cannole (viz., Connole), A. Fraser (seriously wounded), T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — The Argus, 16 May 1919.[6]

Prahran

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After ending his VFL career with Melbourne, George played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) with Prahran Football Club.

World War I

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George worked as an engine driver,[7] both during and after his football career. Due to this background, he enlisted in the Railways Unit of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 10 January 1917.[2] When George enrolled he was immediately given the rank of sergeant and left Australia, to fight on the Western Front, aboard HMAT A70 Ballarat.[8] At the time of embarkation, George was living in Kensington, Victoria with his wife, Lilla.[7] George's service was uncontroversial; he was never wounded, nor did he receive any honours or awards. He returned safely to Australia on 19 August 1919 after the conclusion of the war.[7]

Later life

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George died on 28 April 1946 after a long illness. His obituary in The Argus described him as a "champion footballer" who was a "well-known follower in the decade preceding the First World War".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Item details for: B2455, GEORGE A T". National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Death of former VFL champion". The Argus. 29 April 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 144–145. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
  4. ^ "Melbourne FC Honour Roll". Melbourne Football Club. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2010.[dead link]
  5. ^ Hobbs, Greg (1984). 125 yrs of the Melbourne Demons. Progress Press Group. p. 15. ISBN 0-9590694-0-2.
  6. ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.
  7. ^ a b c "Alfred Thomas GEORGE". The AIF Project. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  8. ^ "First World War Embarkation Roll – Alfred Thomas George". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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