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Wes Lofts
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-11-15)15 November 1942
Date of death 22 May 2014(2014-05-22) (aged 71)
Original team(s) West Coburg
Debut Round 6, 1960, Carlton vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park
Height / weight 188 cm / 89 kg
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Wes Lofts (15 November 1942 – 22 May 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

A key defender, Lofts represented the Victorian interstate team in both 1963 and 1967. He was a premiership player with Carlton in 1968 and missed out on a second premiership in 1970 when he was dropped for the finals series.[1]

Following his retirement he remained involved with Carlton in an administrative capacity and in 1998 was inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame.

Wes Lofts died on 22 May 2014 after a long battle with emphysema.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Carlton drops two for final". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 September 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ Niall, Jake (23 May 2014). "Carlton powerbroker Wes Lofts passes away".