Australian rules footballer
| Alec Mathieson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander James Mathieson | ||
| Date of birth | (1921-05-11)11 May 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Colac, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 2022(2022-05-13) (aged 101) | ||
| Original team(s) | RAAF / Newtown & Chilwell | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944 | Geelong | 7 (1) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander James Mathieson (11 May 1921 – 13 May 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In the same year he played for Geelong he enlisted to serve in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.
Notes
- Geelong mourns oldest living past player Alex Mathieson (subscription required)
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "World War II Roll:Alexander James Mathieson". Commonwealth of Australia.
External links
- Alec Mathieson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alec Mathieson at AustralianFootball.com
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