Alister Carr (born 3 May 1973) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for St Kilda in the

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(AFL) in 1994. He was recruited from the

South Bendigo Football Club The South Bendigo Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bloods'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Bendigo, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League. History South ...

in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) to with the 26th selection in the

1989 VFL Draft The 1989 VFL draft was the fourth annual national draft held by the Victorian Football League (since changed its name to Australian Football League) as the main method for the 14 teams to recruit players for the 1990 season. It consisted of a tra ...

. He spent four years at Essendon without playing senior football, before being selected by St Kilda with the last selection in the 1994 Preseason Draft. In 1994 Carr lived with

James Hird James Albert Hird (born 4 February 1973) is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hird played as a midfielder and half-forward, but h ...

and was the best man at his wedding.

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* Living people 1973 births St Kilda Football Club players South Bendigo Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub