Alf Neeson

Alfred Carl Frank Neeson (born 15 June 1914, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Alf Neeson
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Carl Frank Neeson
Date of birth	(1914-06-15) 15 June 1914
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	Unknown
Original team(s)	Frankston
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1935–1936	Fitzroy	07 0(0)
1936–1938	Hawthorn	34 (41)
Total		41 (41)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Neeson was originally from Frankston, but played in Sydney with St George then Goulburn in the Canberra league, before joining Fitzroy.[2][3] He made seven appearances for Fitzroy, over the 1935 and 1936 seasons, followed by three years with Hawthorn, for which he played 34 games.

In 1939, while in Western Australia playing for East Perth, Neeson was sentenced to four-months imprisonment for stealing a motor car.[4]

He also played for the Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League and was the competition's best and fairest winner in 1947.[5]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 651. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Peninsula Players in N.S.W." Frankston and Somerville Standard. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 7 May 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
3. "League Seconds". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 23 May 1934. p. 17. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
4. "Footballer Gaoled". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 December 1939. p. 3.
5. "Football". Kalgoorlie Miner. Kalgoorlie, WA. 30 October 1947. p. 3.

External links

• Alf Neeson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Alf Neeson at AustralianFootball.com