Alex Way Explained

Alex Way
Fullname:Alexander John Francis Way
Birth Date:13 August 1925
Death Place:Malvern, Victoria
Originalteam:Coburg Rangers
Height:180 cm
Weight:78 kg
Position:Half forward
Guernsey:4
Statsend:1948
Years1:1944–48
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:32 (27)

Alexander John Francis Way (13 August 1925 – 7 November 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

Way played six games in his debut season, for 12 goals, five of them in a match against Geelong. He was recruited from the Coburg Rangers and was a member of Carlton's 1945 premiership team.

Way, the nephew of former Carlton player Jack Way, later moved to Tasmania where he played for City and later Longford in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association.[1] [2] He then returned to Melbourne in 1963, where he lived in the south-east suburbs until his death in November 2014.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Longford hopes to play Way this week. . . Launceston, Tasmania . 23 June 1954 . 9 November 2014 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Longford Prove too Strong For Scottsdale. . . Scottsdale, Tas. . 29 June 1954 . 9 November 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: "Bloodbath" Blue dies... and then there was one. De Bolfo. Tony. 8 November 2014. carltonfc.com.au. 8 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141108083730/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-08/bloodbath-blue-dies-and-then-there-was-one. 8 November 2014. dead.