Alby Morrison

Albert George Henry Morrison (29 January 1909 – 24 September 1997)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the VFL during the 1930s and 1940s. He was named at half forward in Footscray's 'Team of the Century'

Alby Morrison
Personal information
Full name	Albert George Henry Morrison
Date of birth	29 January 1909
Place of birth	Footscray, Victoria
Date of death	24 September 1997(1997-09-24) (aged 88)
Original team(s)	Kingsville
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1928–38 , 1941–42, 1946	Footscray	224 (369)
1939-40	Preston	unknown
1950-54	Sorrento	72 (141)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1934–1935	Footscray	22 (6–16–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Career highlights
Footscray captain: 1934–1935, 1937 2× McCarthy trophy: 1933, 1936 5× Footscray leading goalkicker: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934 1953 SFC premiership player 3x Sorrento leading goalkicker 1950(32),1953(64),1954(45)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A versatile player, Morrison debuted in 1928 and when he played his last game in 1946 his career tally of 369 goals was the most ever by a Footscray player. The record lasted for over ten years until surpassed by Jack Collins. Morrison is also in the record books at Footscray as being their first player to kick 10 goals in a match. He achieved the feat in a game against Hawthorn in 1928 on the way to a debut season tally of 50 goals. It was the first of five times that he topped Footscray's goalkicking.

Morrison polled well in the Brownlow Medal during his career, finishing equal 4th in 1936 and equal 3rd in 1938. He was a Footscray Best and Fairest winner twice, in 1933 and 1936.

Morrison signed with Victorian Football Association club Preston in 1939,^[2] and served there as playing coach for two years before returning to Footscray in 1941.

References

1. "Alby Morrison - Player Bio". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
2. "Footscray and Morrison". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 12 April 1939. p. 9.

External links

• Alby Morrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables