Alex Way
| Alex Way | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Way | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1925 | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2014 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Malvern, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Coburg Rangers | ||
| Height / weight | 180 cm / 78 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Half forward | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander "Alex" 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.
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
- ^ "Longford hopes to play Way this week". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954). Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 23 June 1954. p. 23. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Longford Prove too Strong For Scottsdale". North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale, Tas. : 1909 – 1954). Scottsdale, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony (8 November 2014). ""Bloodbath" Blue dies... and then there was one". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
- Alex Way's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Profile at Blueseum