Allan Moncrieff

Allan William Moncrieff (19 March 1924 – 1 February 2015[1] ) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Allan Moncrieff
Moncrieff (left) kicking during a match
Personal information
Full name Allan William Moncrieff
Date of birth (1924-03-19)19 March 1924
Place of birth Cheltenham, Victoria
Date of death 1 February 2015(2015-02-01) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Parkdale Amateurs
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Half-forward / centre
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943, 1945–1951 Footscray 67 (44)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After playing a couple of games in 1943, Moncreiff's early career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army in during World War II.[3]

Notes
  1. "Obituaries 2015". AFL Record Season 2016: 1134.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 622. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "World War II Roll: Allan William Moncrieff". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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