Ron Alexander (born December 10, 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and WAFL as well as a coach. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary
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Playing career
During his career he represented Western Australia 13 times, Victoria twice, and was awarded a Simpson Medal for a match against Victoria in 1974. The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr
WAFL career
He began his career with East Perth Football Club where from 1971 to 1975 he played 98 games and kicked 49 goals. The East Perth Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League. He was a big, strong ruckman, weighing 98 kg and standing at 196 cm tall. In Australian rules football, a ruckman is generally a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages (such as boundary throw-ins and ball-ups
He was a member of their 1972 premiership team and won the club's fairest and best award in 1974.
VFL career
He then crossed over to Fitzroy in 1976. Fitzroy Football Club, most recently nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne He was their captain from 1979-80, and in 1981 won their best and fairest, finishing ahead of that season's Brownlow Medallist Bernie Quinlan by 9 votes. Best and Fairest (also known as Fairest and Best in some competitions notably the Australian Football League) is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Bernie Quinlan (born 21 July 1951 was a former Australian rules footballer and coach who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the In total he played 133 games and booted 30 goals for the Roys.
While in Melbourne he gained a degree in Physical Education and for a time was president of the VFL Players Association. The AFL Players' Association or AFLPA is the representative body for all current and past professional Australian Football League players He went back to Perth after the 1981 season.
Coaching career
He returned to Perth in 1982 and took on the role of captain/coach at East Fremantle taking them to the grand final in 1984 and 1985, the latter time winning them a premiership. Home ground: East Fremantle Oval, Moss Street East Fremantle Formed: 1898 Colours
In 1986, after 76 games for East Fremantle, he stepped down as a player, but as coach he once again took his side the grand final and like 1984 they were again runners-up.
West Coast Eagles
In 1987 he was picked to be the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League.
He was controversially replaced by John Todd the following season despite being close to taking his side to the finals in their first year. John Todd (born 21 May 1938 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach
Today
He is currently the Director-General of the Western Australian Department of Sport and Recreation.
| Preceded by inaugral |
West Coast Eagles coach 1987 |
Succeeded by John Todd |
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