Alexander Kerr (13 November 1880 – 1 February 1965) was an

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 with

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...

in the

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(VFL). Kerr, known by his nickname of "Bubs", was a rover, recruited from Metropolitan Junior Football Association side Port Rovers. A knee injury brought an early end to his debut season and kept him out of action for over a year, until he came back into the team late in the

1907 VFL season The 1907 VFL season was the eleventh season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 27 April until 21 September, and comprised ...

. In just his third game back, Kerr kicked four goals in a semi final win over Collingwood.AFL Tables: Alex Kerr
/ref> He then appeared as one of South Melbourne's followers in the 1907 Grand Final, which ended in a

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victory. He appeared in all possible 21 games for South Melbourne in 1909, including their grand final win, when they reversed the result from two years earlier and defeated Carlton. From 1912, until the war, Kerr played for

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1880 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Prahran Football Club players 1965 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from Port Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1880-stub