Alan Thaw
Alan Thaw
| Personal information |
| Birth |
17 January 1926 |
| Recruited from |
North Essendon Methodists |
| Height and weight |
170 cm / 76 kg |
| Playing career¹ |
| Debut |
Round 14, 1949, Essendon v.
St Kilda, at Windy Hill |
| Team(s) |
Essendon (1949-50, 1952-54)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1954 season |
Alan Thaw (17 January 1926 - March, 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Recruited locally, Thaw was a back pocket in Essendon's 1949 premiership side. He retired in 1954 and the following season was put in charge of the Reserves team, coaching them until 1959. In the 1959 VFL season he coached Essendon to a win over Fitzroy when Dick Reynolds was unavailable. From 1960 to 1976, Thaw was coach of Essendon's Under-19s and steered them to premierships in 1961 and 1966.
References
- Alan Thaw's statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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*Essendon did not participate in the VFL from 1916–1917 due to World War I
Italics denote caretaker coach
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Thaw, Alan |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Australian rules footballer and coach |
| Date of birth |
17 January 1926 |
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| Date of death |
2007 |
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