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Key Facts

Full name
Albert Leslie Price

Known as
Mick Price

Born
30 April 1914

Died
15 November 1973 (aged 59)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 51d
Last game: 31y 357d

Height and weight
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton

Jumper numbers
Carlton: 33, 30

Mick Price

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CarltonV/AFL1936-19461021631.6069%18.71—4.436
Total1936-19461021631.6069%18.71—4.436

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,408th player to appear, 2,419th most games played, 587th most goals kickedCarlton: 527th player to appear, 173rd most games played, 40th most goals kicked

Rover and forward pocket Albert 'Mick' Price gave sterling service to Carlton between 1936 and 1946, playing102 VFL games and kicking 163 goals. Among his appearances were the 1938 and 1945 grand finals in which the Blues respectively defeated Collingwood and South Melbourne. In the former match he in effect played as a tagger, on Magpie rover Alby Pannam, while in the latter he played well and kicked 3 goals as first rover.

After retiring as a player Mick Price spent time as coach of Carlton's reserves, overseeing premiership triumphs in 1951 and 1953.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; http://www.blueseum.org/Albert+%27Mick%27+Price

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.