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Alec McDonald (footballer)

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Alec McDonald
Personal information
Full name Alexander James McDonald
Date of birth (1882-08-30)30 August 1882
Place of birth Eaglehawk, Victoria
Date of death 21 August 1942(1942-08-21) (aged 59)
Place of death Thornbury, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Bendigo[2]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906 Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alexander James McDonald (30 August 1882 – 21 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

After his one game with Melbourne, McDonald transferred to West Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 27, 252. Victoria, Australia. 22 August 1942. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Football Notes". Punch. Vol. CIV, no. 2650. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1906. p. 36.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 571. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  4. ^ "VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Age. No. 15, 981. Victoria, Australia. 31 May 1906. p. 8.
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