Alick Lill Explained

Alick Lill
Fullname:Alick Gladstone Lill
Birth Date:10 May 1904
Birth Place:Stepney, South Australia
Originalteam:Marryatville[1]
Statsend:1931
Years1:1923–1931
Club1:Norwood
Games Goals1:123 (9)
Sooteam1:South Australia
Soogames Goals1:20
Coachyears1:1931, 1933–34
Careerhighlights:

Alick Gladstone Lill (10 May 1904 – 31 December 1987)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the SANFL.[3]

Football

Debuting in 1923, Lill was a tall centreman and was a member of three premiership sides at Norwood. He won the club's Best and Fairest award in 1924, 1925 and 1927. In 1925 he also won a Magarey Medal and from 1925 to 1930 he was a regular South Australian representative at interstate football, appearing in a total of 20 games. After 123 games for Norwood, Lill retired in 1931 due to constant knee injuries and later served as Norwood's coach for a brief period.

Lill's son John had a noted South Australian sporting career.

He worked at the state bank of South Australia, as a branch manager.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magarey medallists at Norwood. Australian Football.com. 16 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Family tree of Bernard Charles Fitzgerald. Ancestry.com. 16 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Alick G Lill. SANFL. 16 June 2014.