Australian rules footballer
| Alick Lill | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alick Gladstone Lill | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-05-10)10 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1987(1987-12-31) (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Marryatville | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1923–1931 | Norwood | 123 (9) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 20 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1931, 1933–34 | Norwood | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alick Gladstone Lill (10 May 1904 – 31 December 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the SANFL.
Football
Debuting in 1923, Lill was a tall centreman and was a member of three premiership sides at Norwood. He won the club's Best and Fairest award in 1924, 1925 and 1927. In 1925 he also won a Magarey Medal and from 1925 to 1930 he was a regular South Australian representative at interstate football, appearing in a total of 20 games. After 123 games for Norwood, Lill retired in 1931 due to constant knee injuries and later served as Norwood's coach for a brief period.
Lill's son John had a noted South Australian sporting career.
He worked at the state bank of South Australia, as a branch manager.
See also
Footnotes
- "Magarey medallists at Norwood". Australian Football.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- "Family tree of Bernard Charles Fitzgerald". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- "Alick G Lill". SANFL. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
- Alick Lill at AustralianFootball.com
- Alick Lill's profile at the Norwood Football Club
| Magarey Medal winners | |
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| The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations. |
| Norwood Football Club • Team of the Century | |
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| Full-forward | |
| Half-forward | |
| Centre | |
| Half-back | |
| Full-back | |
| Ruck | |
| Interchange | |
| Coaches of the Norwood Football Club | |
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| South Australian squad – 1925 Interstate Matches | |
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| South Australia 8.9 (57) defeated Western Australia 7.12 (54), at Subiaco Oval, 21 June 1925 South Australia 11.11 (77) defeated Victoria 11.8 (74), at Adelaide Oval, 4 July 1925 | |
| South Australian squad – 1927 Interstate Carnival | |
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| Western Australia 12.15 (87) defeated South Australia 9.18 (72) Victoria 21.19 (145) defeated South Australia 14.12 (96) | |
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