Alf Burrell
Geelong
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R17 1947 v RCH16 Aug 1947
- Most recent
- R4 1948 v COL8 May 1948
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local stronghold West Geelong, Alf Burrell was a sturdy utility whose VFL career was significantly delayed by his service as a radio assistant with the RAAF in the South West Pacific during World War II. Finally debuting at age 24 late in the 1947 season, he stood 174cm and brought a mature, hardened body to a Geelong side transitioning in the post-war era. Burrell enjoyed a promising start to his brief tenure, featuring in three consecutive victories to close out his debut year, but he struggled to hold his place the following season and added only two more games to his tally. While his time at Kardinia Park was short and yielded no goals, Burrell remains representative of a generation of footballers whose prime athletic years were interrupted by military duty.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Oct 1922
- Died
- 29 Sept 2000 (aged 77y 357d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong West, VIC
- Deathplace
- Torquay, VIC
- Height
- 174 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local stronghold West Geelong, Alf Burrell was a sturdy utility whose VFL career was significantly delayed by his service as a radio assistant with the RAAF in the South West Pacific during World War II. Finally debuting at age 24 late in the 1947 season, he stood 174cm and brought a mature, hardened body to a Geelong side transitioning in the post-war era. Burrell enjoyed a promising start to his brief tenure, featuring in three consecutive victories to close out his debut year, but he struggled to hold his place the following season and added only two more games to his tally. While his time at Kardinia Park was short and yielded no goals, Burrell remains representative of a generation of footballers whose prime athletic years were interrupted by military duty.