Alan Byron
Geelong
AFL career
25 games3 goals
- Debut
- R5 1957 v HAW18 May 1957
- Most recent
- R14 1960 v FIT30 July 1960
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Portland in Victoria's Western District, Alan Byron was a solidly built tall utility who provided structural depth for Geelong during the late 1950s. Standing 185cm, a significant height for the era, he was primarily deployed as a key defender or relief ruckman, relying on his physical presence to contest aerial balls. His career at Kardinia Park was stop-start; after making his debut in 1957 and playing regularly throughout 1958, he missed the entire 1959 season before returning for a final eight-game stint in 1960. Byron ultimately struggled to command a permanent spot in the starting 22 and departed the VFL scene just as the Cats began assembling the nucleus of their 1963 premiership side.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Oct 1936
- Died
- 11 Mar 1982 (aged 45y 154d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Portland in Victoria's Western District, Alan Byron was a solidly built tall utility who provided structural depth for Geelong during the late 1950s. Standing 185cm, a significant height for the era, he was primarily deployed as a key defender or relief ruckman, relying on his physical presence to contest aerial balls. His career at Kardinia Park was stop-start; after making his debut in 1957 and playing regularly throughout 1958, he missed the entire 1959 season before returning for a final eight-game stint in 1960. Byron ultimately struggled to command a permanent spot in the starting 22 and departed the VFL scene just as the Cats began assembling the nucleus of their 1963 premiership side.