Allan La Fontaine

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Allan La Fontaine was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.

Recruited from University Blacks as a brilliant full-forward, he was to earn his fame playing with the Melbourne Football Club as a centreman. He was captain of Melbourne during their hat-trick of premierships in 1939, 1940 and 1941.

In 1996 La Fontaine was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Career highlights:

  • Melbourne 1934 to 1942, 1945: 171 games, 77 goals
  • Melbourne captain 1936 to 1941
  • Melbourne coach 1949 to 1951
  • Melbourne best and fairest 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942
  • Victorian representative 2 matches

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1939/40/41 Melbourne Demons Triple Premiership Players
Captain: La Fontaine | Anderson | Baggott | Beames | Emselle | Mueller | O'Keefe | Smith | Wartman
Coach: Hughes
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