Terry Alexander
Personal information
Full name Terry Alexander
Date of birth (1944-06-08)8 June 1944
Date of death 9 June 2013(2013-06-09) (aged 69)
Original team(s) Thornbury / Preston
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1967–1969 Collingwood 28 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Terry Alexander (8 June 1944 – 9 June 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1960s.

Alexander, who was originally from Thornbury, played as a ruckman at Preston and represented the Victorian Football Association in the 1966 Hobart Carnival. He came to Collingwood in 1967, who were coming off a one-point Grand Final loss the previous season. Coach Bob Rose played Alexander in the forward pocket when he wasn't doing ruck-work. His last game for Collingwood was the Magpies' 1969 preliminary final loss to Richmond.

References

  1. "Terry Alexander". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.


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