Alex Duncan

George Robert Alexander "Alex" Duncan (25 February 1900 – 11 October 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League, for Stratford in the Gippsland Football League, for Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, and for Havelock in the Industrial Football League (at the age of 36). Duncan made his debut for Carlton in Round 1 of the 1921 season. He retired from VFL football in 1930, having played 141 senior games for Carlton, and four interstate games for Victoria. He is especially remembered for his performance in "Duncan's match". 2Footballer 3Carlton He made his debut for Carlton on 7 May 1921, playing on the half-forward flank, against Richmond, at the Punt Road ground. A crowd of 32,000 saw Carlton defeat Richmond by 9 points, 7.11 (53) to 8.14 (62). He played 15 senior matches in 1924; and, with 27 goals, he was Carlton's top goalkicker. 3Stratford Apparently for the sake of his wife's health, he decided to leave the city, and Carlton; and, in January 1925, a public meeting at Stratford, Victoria appointed Duncan the captain-coach of the Stratford Football Club. He was given a house, rent-free, a job, and was also to be paid an additional salary of ₤8 a week as captain-coach. Having left Carlton on good terms, "R. A. Duncan" was granted a clearance from Carlton to Stratford on 25 March 192