Alec Hall (Australian footballer) explained

Alec Hall
Fullname:Alexander James Hall
Nickname:Joker
Birth Date:4 January 1869
Birth Place:Geelong
Death Place:Warrandyte, Victoria
Originalteam:Preston / Essendon Association
Statsend:1906
Years1:1898–1900
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:19 (18)
Years2:1906
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:1 (0)
Games Goalstotal:20 (18)
Coachyears1:1906
Coachclub1:St Kilda
Coachgames Wins1:13 (4–9–0)
Coachyears2:1907–1909
Coachclub2:Melbourne
Coachgames Wins2:53 (24–28–1)
Coachyears3:1910
Coachclub3:Richmond
Coachgames Wins3:18 (7–10–1)
Coachyears4:1911–1913
Coachclub4:Melbourne
Coachgames Wins4:36 (13–23–0)
Coachyears5:1925
Coachclub5:Hawthorn
Coachgames Wins5:17 (3–14–0)
Coachgames Winstotal:137 (51–84–2)

Alexander James Hall (4 January 1869 – 8 March 1953[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1891 to 1896 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1898 to 1900. In 1906, his first year of coaching in the VFL, he played his only game for the St Kilda Football Club (under the assumed name of "Wyberg"). He went on to coach Melbourne (twice), Richmond and was Hawthorn's coach in their inaugural season in the VFL.[2]

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  1. News: Football Loses Great Identity . . 4210 . Victoria, Australia . 11 March 1953 . 10 August 2017 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Notes From The Clubs. . . Melbourne . 3 April 1925 . 28 April 2011 . 6 . National Library of Australia.