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Alf Sharp

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Alf Sharp
Personal information
Full name Alfred Sharp
Date of birth 3 February 1881
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 1 September 1966(1966-09-01) (aged 85)
Place of death McKinnon, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1903–1904 Fitzroy 19 (0)
1905 Carlton 05 (0)
Total 24 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alfred Sharp (3 February 1881 – 1 September 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

When Sharp appeared for Fitzroy in the 1903 VFL Grand Final it was just his fifth league game and would also be the first loss of his career.[1] He was a back pocket defender in Fitzroy's premiership winning team the following season.[1]

He isn't known to have been related to premiership teammate Jim Sharp but did have a son, Mickey Sharp, who played for the club in the 1930s and early 1940s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b AFL Tables: Alf Sharp
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.