Francis Alphonse Wood (24 September 1884 – 4 June 1976) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Wood was a Western Australian, who started out at

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before playing with South Fremantle in the 1906 season. He then joined South Melbourne, in 1907, for a two-year stint. In his first season, he played in a

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loss and the following year he represented the VFL at the

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. Once his time at South Melbourne came to an end he signed with Sturt in South Australia. In 1909 Wood joined Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and he was appointed as coach in 1910. In 1912 Wood joined a team in Broken Hill. May 1913-1914 Has re-joined Prahran after being blocked by the league. In 1915 a very brief stint at coaching Hawthorn before returning to Prahran the same year.

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* 1884 births 1976 deaths Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Sydney Swans players North Fremantle Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Sturt Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1884-stub Prahran Football Club players Prahran Football Club coaches

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