Alfred George Egan (3 April 1910 – 21 January 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Alf Egan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred George Egan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallacedale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 1962 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Myamyn | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931–1933 | Carlton | 36 (20) | |
| 1934–1935 | North Melbourne | 15 (7) | |
| Total | 51 (27) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Edward Egan, and Margaret Egan, née Farrell, Alfred George Egan was born into the Gunditjmara indigenous community at Wallacedale, near Condah, in Western Victoria, on 3 April 1910.
Although his brother, Allan Edmund Egan (1914–1951), was cleared from "Melbourne Boys" to the North Melbourne Seconds in 1937, he did not play any senior VFL football.[2][3]
He married Gweneth May Cavenagh in 1950.
Football
editEgan was the first Indigenous Australian to play for Carlton and also the first to play with North Melbourne.[4]
He appeared as a centre half-forward in the 1932 VFL Grand Final, as a replacement for an injured Jack Green, but wasn't able to steer his side to a win.[5][6]
Death
editHe died at Burnley, Victoria on 21 January 1962.[7]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main, 2007.
- ^ League Seconds' Permits, The Argus, (Wednesday, 30 June 1937), p.18.
- ^ World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Allen Edmund Egan (VX144630), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- ^ AFL Record, Round 9, 2011
- ^ Blueseum.
- ^ AFL Tables.
- ^ Deaths: Egan, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 January 1962), p.18.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- De Bolfo, Tony, "How Alf Egan led the way", Carlton Media, carltonfc.com.au, Monday, 14 July 2014.
External links
edit- Alf Egan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Egan at AustralianFootball.com
- Alf Egan, at Blueseum.
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