Alan Poore Explained

Alan Poore
Fullname:Alan Charles Poore
Nickname:Sammy
Birth Date:7 July 1942
Originalteam:Mentone
Height:179 cm
Weight:80 kg
Statsend:1978
Years1:1961–1964
Club1:Collingwood (VFL)
Games Goals1:11 (5)
Years2:1965–71, 1978
Club2:Waverley (VFA)
Games Goals2:124
Careerhighlights:
  • J. J. Liston Trophy (1965, 1966)

Alan Poore (born 7 July 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Waverley in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Poore had a brief career with Collingwood, remaining with the club for four years from 1961 until 1964 but never managing to cement a regular place the side, in part due to injuries suffered in a car accident in 1962.[1] In 1965 he joined Waverley and was a member of their premiership side that season as well as winning a J. J. Liston Trophy. He won the award again in 1966 to become the first ever player in the history of the VFA to win it twice. A centreman, he was also a dual best and fairest winner at Waverley and in 1966 represented the VFA at the Hobart Carnival. He left the club after 1971, but made a brief comeback in 1978 at the age of 35. He finished with a total of 124 games for Waverley.

References

  1. News: The Age. Alan's seven-year itch. 15 April 1978. 32. Marc Fiddian. Melbourne, VIC.