Albert Henry Naismith (13 November 1917 – 14 June 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Naismith was a forward, used in the pockets and at

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. An Alphington recruit, he was the leading goal-kicker for Hawthorn on two occasions, with 30 goals in 1938 and 25 goals in 1940.AFL Tables: Albert Naismith
/ref> His brother Herb Naismith played for Collingwood, as did their maternal uncle

Alf Dummett Alfred Edwin Gay "Rosie" Dummett (8 December 1880 – 1 May 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL during the early 1900s. Family The son of Henry Peter James Dummett (1857-1921), and J ...

. They were sons of

Wally Naismith Walter Henry "Wally" Naismith (31 May 1881 – 9 January 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). He was th ...

, a premiership player at

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(the club where Wally's twin brother Charlie also featured in the VFL). Naismith later played for Oakleigh, as a

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.'' The Argus'
"A. Naismith Deadly At Oakleigh"
24 April 1950, p. 20

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1917 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Hawthorn Football Club players Oakleigh Football Club players 1981 deaths People from Clifton Hill, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1917-stub