Alf Healing
Melbourne
AFL career
10 games0 goals
- Debut
- R5 1897 v CAR5 June 1897
- Most recent
- SR2 1897 v GEE28 Aug 1897
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Bio
Already a seasoned campaigner from the VFA era, Alf Healing entered the newly formed VFL as an experienced rover for Melbourne. A talented dual sportsman who also represented Victoria in first-class cricket, he was a fixture in the Redlegs' side prior to the league's breakaway in 1897. He took the field for Melbourne's inaugural VFL match against South Melbourne and played ten games throughout that historic first season, providing veteran leadership in the follower division. While his league career was confined to that single year, Healing remains a significant figure as one of the pioneers who transitioned the club from its colonial origins into the foundation era of the competition.
Profile
- Born
- 23 Aug 1868
- Died
- 18 Feb 1945 (aged 76y 179d)
- Birthplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Deathplace
- Kew, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionAlready a seasoned campaigner from the VFA era, Alf Healing entered the newly formed VFL as an experienced rover for Melbourne. A talented dual sportsman who also represented Victoria in first-class cricket, he was a fixture in the Redlegs' side prior to the league's breakaway in 1897. He took the field for Melbourne's inaugural VFL match against South Melbourne and played ten games throughout that historic first season, providing veteran leadership in the follower division. While his league career was confined to that single year, Healing remains a significant figure as one of the pioneers who transitioned the club from its colonial origins into the foundation era of the competition.