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Key Facts

Full name
Alfred Sampson

Known as
Alf Sampson

Born
27 May 1912

Died
17 January 2001 (aged 88)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 103d
Last game: 34y 103d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 36, 22, 28, 11, 8

Alf Sampson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1935-1936, 1938-1940, 1942, 19466040.0745%16.00—2.500
Total1935-1936, 1938-1940, 1942, 19466040.0745%16.00—2.500

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,339th player to appear, 3,848th most games played, 6,672nd most goals kickedFootscray: 202nd player to appear, 227th most games played, 531st most goals kicked

A solid full back from Rupanyup, Alf Sampson joined Fitzroy in 1935 and went on to play 60 VFL games and score four goals in four separate stints, ending in 1946. From 1947 to 1951 he added 99 VFA games for Williamstown, including the 1949 grand final defeat of Oakleigh, and the loss to Brighton in the previous year’s flag decider. He failed to register a goal with the Seagulls.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

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Footnotes

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