Alfred Collins Burrell (8 October 1922 – 29 September 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Alf Burrell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Collins Burrell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong West, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 2000 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Torquay, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | West Geelong | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1948 | Geelong | 5 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Prior playing with Geelong, Burrell served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II as a radio assistant stationed in the South West Pacific.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
edit- Alf Burrell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Burrell at AustralianFootball.com