Alf Dowsing
South Melbourne
AFL career
9 games2 goals
- Debut
- SR2 1900 v CAR1 Sept 1900
- Most recent
- R9 1902 v CAR21 June 1902
Stats
Bio
Standing at just 169cm, Alf Dowsing was a diminutive rover and forward who featured sporadically for South Melbourne during the burgeoning years of the VFL. He made his debut in the opening round of the 1900 season but found it difficult to command a permanent place in the Bloods' starting 18, managing just nine senior appearances across three years at the Lake Oval. While his own on-field contribution was fleeting, Dowsing established a significant footballing dynasty as the patriarch of a three-generation VFL family; his son Roy went on to play over 100 games for Melbourne, and his grandson Rob eventually closed the loop by returning the family name to South Melbourne in the late 1960s.
Profile
- Born
- 10 Nov 1882
- Died
- 14 Mar 1963 (aged 80y 124d)
- Birthplace
- Adelaide, SA
- Deathplace
- Fairfield, VIC
- Height
- 169 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Roy Dowsing
- Grandson:Rob Dowsing
Bio
1 revisionStanding at just 169cm, Alf Dowsing was a diminutive rover and forward who featured sporadically for South Melbourne during the burgeoning years of the VFL. He made his debut in the opening round of the 1900 season but found it difficult to command a permanent place in the Bloods' starting 18, managing just nine senior appearances across three years at the Lake Oval. While his own on-field contribution was fleeting, Dowsing established a significant footballing dynasty as the patriarch of a three-generation VFL family; his son Roy went on to play over 100 games for Melbourne, and his grandson Rob eventually closed the loop by returning the family name to South Melbourne in the late 1960s.