Alex Kerr (Australian footballer)
| Alex Kerr | |||
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File:Alex Kerr 1909.jpg Cigarette card of Kerr in 1909 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Kerr | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 1965 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Rovers | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906–1911 | South Melbourne | 74 (57) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
Alexander Kerr (13 November 1880 – 1 February 1965)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Kerr, known by his nickname of "Bubs", was a rover, recruited from Metropolitan Junior Football Association side Port Rovers.[2] A knee injury brought an early end to his debut season and kept him out of action for over a year, until he came back into the team late in the 1907 VFL season. In just his third game back, Kerr kicked four goals in a semi final win over Collingwood.[3] He then appeared as one of South Melbourne's followers in the 1907 Grand Final, which ended in a Carlton victory.[3] He appeared in all possible 21 games for South Melbourne in 1909, including their grand final win, when they reversed the result from two years earlier and defeated Carlton.[3] From 1912, until the war, Kerr played for Prahran.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alex Kerr - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 AFL Tables: Alex Kerr
