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.

Alex Way
Personal information
Full name Alexander John Francis Way
Date of birth (1925-08-13)13 August 1925
Date of death 7 November 2014(2014-11-07) (aged 89)
Place of death Malvern, Victoria
Original team(s) Coburg Rangers
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Half forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–48 Carlton 32 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Longford hopes to play Way this week". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 23 June 1954. p. 23. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Longford Prove too Strong For Scottsdale". North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale, Tas. : 1909–1954). Scottsdale, Tas. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ De Bolfo, Tony (8 November 2014). ""Bloodbath" Blue dies... and then there was one". carltonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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