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Key Facts

Full name
Alfred Gough

Known as
Alf Gough

Nickname
Mac

Born
4 June 1884

Died
28 July 1952 (aged 68)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 65d
Last game: 23y 88d

Senior clubs
Carlton; Geelong; Essendon Association; Hawthorn

Recruited from
Barwon (1903); Carlton (1905); Geelong (1908)

Alf Gough

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CarltonV/AFL1903100.000%———0
GeelongV/AFL1905-190744130.3041%———0
Essendon AssociationVFA1908-1913————————
HawthornVFA1914-1915————————
V/AFL1903, 1905-190745130.2940%———0
VFA1908-1915————————
Total1903, 1905-191545130.29—————

AFL: 887th player to appear, 4,551st most games played, 4,467th most goals kickedCarlton: 155th player to appear, 1,136th most games played, 963rd most goals kickedGeelong: 128th player to appear, 368th most games played, 366th most goals kicked

Popularly known as 'Mac', Alf Gough was a strong, resourceful follower who joined Carlton from Barwon in 1903 but managed only one senior game. Two years later, however, he enjoyed a much more successful stab at VFL football, playing 44 games and kicking 13 goals in three seasons with Geelong. After leaving the Pivotonians Gough joined Essendon Association, and was heavily instrumental in the club's emergence as a power. In both 1911 and 1912 he was a key member of the Dreadnoughts' VFA premiership teams. His final two playing seasons were spent at Hawthorn in 1914 and 1915, where he added important experience to the Mayblooms in their first two VFA seasons. 

Author - John Devaney, with updates by Andrew Gigacz

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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