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| Footscray | Alan Stoneham | Footscray | ||
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3 |
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Footscray Western Bulldogs Red white and Blue |
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Height: |
184 | |||
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Weight: |
83 | |||
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Birthday: |
1955 | |||
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Period: |
1972 to 1979 | |||
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Senior Games: |
128 | |||
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Goals: |
43 | |||
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Recruited From: |
Sunshine VFA | |||
| Honours: | State Representative. Nominated for team of the Century. Best player in Reserves finals 1973. | |||
| He was the first to take Ted Whitten's number after Ted retired. | ||||
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| Western Bulldogs | At the age of 16 he lined up for his first game at half forward (same age as Ted). With his first kick he had a shot at goal (same as Ted), but he missed and got a point. But, the umpire had a sense of occasion and noted that the man on the mark had overstepped and he gave Alan another kick. Alan put that one through. | |||
| Alan was a strong mark and an accurate kick and would often play in the centre or on a wing. He was a favourite player and the fans were sad to see him transfer to Essendon in 1980. | ||||
| He could kick well with either foot, pin-pointing passes and could take the big mark. Often played as a ruck rover or half-forward. Used his great pace to advantage. | ||||
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