Alby Law
Australian rules footballer
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Albert Reeves Law (24 December 1929 – 17 May 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
Albert Reeves Law
Born
24 December 1929
Yallourn, Victoria, Australia
Yallourn, Victoria, Australia
Died
17 May 1970 (aged 40)
Moe, Victoria, Australia
Moe, Victoria, Australia
Original team
Moe
| Alby Law | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Reeves Law | ||
| Born |
24 December 1929 Yallourn, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Died |
17 May 1970 (aged 40) Moe, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team | Moe | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position | Wingman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–1953 | Essendon | 7 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Law won a VFL reserves premiership for Essendon in 1952[2] before returning to his old side Moe in the Latrobe Valley Football League.
He later coached Moe's reserves and then seniors, leading the team to a senior premiership in 1967.[3]
He was employed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.