Alick Lill

Alick Gladstone Lill (10 May 1904 – 31 December 1987)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the SANFL.[3]

Alick Lill
Personal information
Full name Alick Gladstone Lill
Date of birth (1904-05-10)10 May 1904
Place of birth Stepney, South Australia
Date of death 31 December 1987(1987-12-31) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Marryatville[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923–1931 Norwood 123 (9)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia 20
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1931, 1933–34 Norwood
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Football

Debuting in 1923, Lill was a tall centreman and was a member of three premiership sides at Norwood. He won the club's Best and Fairest award in 1924, 1925 and 1927. In 1925 he also won a Magarey Medal and from 1925 to 1930 he was a regular South Australian representative at interstate football, appearing in a total of 20 games. After 123 games for Norwood, Lill retired in 1931 due to constant knee injuries and later served as Norwood's coach for a brief period.

Lill's son John had a noted South Australian sporting career.

He worked at the state bank of South Australia, as a branch manager.

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See also

Footnotes
  1. "Magarey medallists at Norwood". Australian Football.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. "Family tree of Bernard Charles Fitzgerald". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  3. "Alick G Lill". SANFL. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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