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Key Facts

Full name
Alfred Williamson

Known as
Alf Williamson

Nickname
Lofty

Born
6 October 1893

Place of birth
Toongabbie, VIC (3856)

Died
11 April 1917 (aged 23)

Place of death
France (Bullecourt)

Occupation
School teacher

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 225d
Last game: 20y 320d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton; Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Carlton: 22
Melbourne: 33

Recruited from
Carlton (1914)

State of origin
VIC

Family links
Geoff Ablett (Great nephew)Kevin Ablett (Great nephew)Gary Ablett Snr (Great nephew)Gary Ablett Jnr (Great great nephew)Luke Ablett (Great great nephew)Nathan Ablett (Great great nephew)Ryan Ablett (Great great nephew)

Alf Williamson

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CarltonV/AFL1912-19141120.1845%———0
MelbourneV/AFL1914850.6313%———0
V/AFL1912-19141970.3732%———0
Total1912-19141970.3732%———0

AFL: 1,896th player to appear, 6,637th most games played, 5,548th most goals kickedCarlton: 267th player to appear, 734th most games played, 710th most goals kickedMelbourne: 314th player to appear, 833rd most games played, 564th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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