Noel Alford (11 August 1932 – 18 April 2022) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Alford joined North Melbourne from University High and worked his way up from the thirds, where he won a
Morrish Medal
The Morrish Medal is an Australian rules football award.
Formerly awarded to the best and fairest player in the VFL Under-19 competition (known as the Thirds prior to 1959), since 1992 the award has been given to the best player in the Victori ...
in 1950.
A rover, Alford played with North Melbourne for two seasons, in 1952 and 1953.
He was third in their goal-kicking in each of those years.
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In July, 1954 he was cleared to Williamstown where he played 12 games and kicked 20 goals, including the 1954 VFA premiership and then in 1955, he played with Traralgon in the ]Latrobe Valley Football League
The Gippsland League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gipps ...
(LVFL) and in 1956 he was appointed their captain-coach.
He won the LaTrobe Valley FL best and fairest award in 1956 and also topped the league's goal-kicking that year with 61 goals.
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1932 births
2022 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
North Melbourne Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
Traralgon Football Club players
Traralgon Football Club coaches
People educated at University High School, Melbourne