Alf Sharp Explained

Alf Sharp
Fullname:Alfred Sharp
Birth Date:3 February 1881
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:McKinnon, Victoria
Originalteam:Fitzroy Juniors
Height:183 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1905
Years1:1903–1904
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:19 (0)
Years2:1905
Club2:Carlton
Games Goals2:5 (0)
Games Goalstotal:24 (0)
Careerhighlights:

1904

Alf Sharp should not be confused with Alfred Sharp.

Alfred Sharp (3 February 1881 – 1 September 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

When Sharp appeared for Fitzroy in the 1903 VFL Grand Final it was just his fifth league game and would also be the first loss of his career.[1] He was a back pocket defender in Fitzroy's premiership winning team the following season.[1]

He isn't known to have been related to premiership teammate Jim Sharp but did have a son, Mickey Sharp, who played for the club in the 1930s and early 1940s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Alf_Sharp.html AFL Tables: Alf Sharp
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.