Alec Mathieson
| Alec Mathieson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander James Mathieson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Colac, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 2022 (aged 101) | ||
| Original team(s) | RAAF / Newtown & Chilwell | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944 | Geelong | 7 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander James Mathieson (11 May 1921 – 13 May 2022)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
In the same year he played for Geelong he enlisted to serve in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Geelong mourns oldest living past player Alex Mathieson (subscription required)
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll:Alexander James Mathieson". Commonwealth of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Alec Mathieson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alec Mathieson at AustralianFootball.com
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