Grant Allford (born 5 December 1950) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) during the early 1970s.
Allford, a defender, came to the VFL from Tasmanian club
Latrobe. He made his debut in round 15 and played every game for the rest of the year, including the Preliminary Final loss to St Kilda. Over the next two seasons, he added 20 more games but was unable to establish a place in the team.
Later in the decade, Allford played at
Launceston and won the 1980 Hec Smith Memorial Medal as the best and fairest player in the
Northern Tasmanian Football Association. He was, in 2009, inducted into the
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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1950 births
Living people
Richmond Football Club players
Launceston Football Club players
Latrobe Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Launceston Football Club coaches