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Bert Taylor (footballer, Born 1900)
Gilbert Roy Taylor (9 July 1900 – 1 April 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy and coached Geelong Football Club, Geelong in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Warragul, Taylor spent four seasons at Fitzroy where he played as a defender. His last league game was the 1922 Grand Final win, in which he starred from the back pocket. A policeman, he had been transferred to Geelong in 1922 but having failed to gain a clearance from Fitzroy he left the club after the Grand Final. The following season he joined Geelong as non playing coach and steered the club to the finals. In 1924 he went to Western Australia and played for West Perth for two years, winning selection for Western Australia in their 1924 Hobart Carnival team. He returned to Victoria in 1926 as playing coach for the Geelong Association side in the Victorian Football Association. In 1928 he became player-coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allansford, Victoria
Allansford is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Warrnambool local government area. The Hopkins River flows through the town. Warrnambool Cheese and Butter is based in Allansford. History The Post Office opened on 1 January 1860 The railway through the town was opened in 1890, and the town was once served by a local railway station. Today A business park for Warrnambool is planned for the area. The town has an Australian Rules football team (the Cats) competing in the Warrnambool & District Football League Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of .... Allansford also hosts the final of the Sungold Cup. Which is a T20 competition consisted of they nearby leagues best teams. Population At the , Allansford had a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |