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Alec Tayler

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Alec Tayler
Personal information
Full name Alexander Tayler
Date of birth (1892-05-16)16 May 1892
Date of death 30 October 1964(1964-10-30) (aged 72)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923 Geelong 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alec Tayler (16 May 1892 – 30 October 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Football

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Tayler joined Geelong from Lara at the beginning of the 1923 season.[2] His performances in the Geelong junior team quickly gained attention, after his third game it was stated that "this player on present form can hardly be overlooked for League football."[3] He made his senior debut in July in a victory against Carlton[4] and played five games as a half forward. He dropped out of the team after contracting influenza and was stated to be returning via the seconds[5] but never again played a senior game. Tayler was still playing with Geelong reserves in 1925.[6]

Death

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Alec Tayler died in Geelong on 30 October 1964 and is buried at Geelong Eastern Cemetery.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 869. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "JUNIOR LEAGUE". Geelong Advertiser. No. 23, 696. Geelong, Victoria. 14 May 1923. p. 3.
  3. ^ "JUNIOR LEAGUE". Geelong Advertiser. No. 23, 702. Geelong, Victoria. 21 May 1923. p. 3.
  4. ^ "LEAGUE FOOTBALL". Geelong Advertiser. No. 23, 744. Geelong, Victoria. 9 July 1923. p. 7.
  5. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". Geelong Advertiser. No. 23, 790. Geelong, Victoria. 31 August 1923. p. 7.
  6. ^ "SECOND EIGHTEEN". Geelong Advertiser. No. 24, 366. Geelong, Victoria. 13 July 1925. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Alexander Tayler". Find a Grave.
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