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The Stawell Gift is a time honoured sprint race which is traditionally run at Central Park, Stawell in the Grampians on Easter Monday. It began in 1878 and has been run in every year since, apart from four times during WW2 and in 2020 during the Covid19 epidemic.

Today, we honour former Melbourne footballer, Alf Tredinnick who won the 1902 Stawell Gift in 12.2 seconds, running off 11½ yards.

Tredinnick was born in Castlemain and moved west where he played football for Rovers Football Club in the Western Australian Football Association in 1898 before moving to the Goldfields Football Association to play for Kalgoorlie from 1899 to 1900. He was an all-round sportsman who also played cricket and ran as a sprinter. 

As an employee of the Western Australian Bank he had to run professionally under the assumed name "Alf Hall".

He returned to Victoria in 1901 and played seven games (one goal) for Melbourne during that season. He then turned his attention to winning Australia’s most prestigious running race, the In 1902 Stawell Gift.

Sadly, Alf died after a short illness in 1910, still in his 30s. His obituary remembered him as "one of the best footballers and athletes in the Castlemaine district".

Incidentally, apologies for the title to this thread. Of course, Melbourne were known as the Redlegs back in the first decade of the 20th Century.

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    we love a Speeeeed Deeeeemon

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    48 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    The Stawell Gift is a time honoured sprint race which is traditionally run at Central Park, Stawell in the Grampians on Easter Monday. It began in 1878 and has been run in every year since, apart from four times during WW2 and in 2020 during the Covid19 epidemic.

    Today, we honour former Melbourne footballer, Alf Tredinnick who won the 1902 Stawell Gift in 12.2 seconds, running off 11½ yards.

    Tredinnick was born in Castlemain and moved west where he played football for Rovers Football Club in the Western Australian Football Association in 1898 before moving to the Goldfields Football Association to play for Kalgoorlie from 1899 to 1900. He was an all-round sportsman who also played cricket and ran as a sprinter. 

    As an employee of the Western Australian Bank he had to run professionally under the assumed name "Alf Hall".

    He returned to Victoria in 1901 and played seven games (one goal) for Melbourne during that season. He then turned his attention to winning Australia’s most prestigious running race, the In 1902 Stawell Gift.

    Sadly, Alf died after a short illness in 1910, still in his 30s. His obituary remembered him as "one of the best footballers and athletes in the Castlemaine district".

    Incidentally, apologies for the title to this thread. Of course, Melbourne were known as the Redlegs back in the first decade of the 20th Century.

    How can a young fit man like Alf die so young ,makes no sense

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    On 01/04/2024 at 10:48, Whispering_Jack said:

    For the benefit of anyone distressed by the Speed Demon reference, it has nothing to do with the current controversy in the media and absolutely no offence was intended. 

    nor was I Jackie Boy ... I love typing anything with lots of consecutive "eeeeeeeeeeeee"s ... I have a Deeeeee in my name and I sign off with Deeeeee now!

     

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    On 01/04/2024 at 11:16, forever demons said:

    How can a young fit man like Alf die so young ,makes no sense

    No vaccinations, no antibiotics. People died from an infected cut, pneumonia, measles, diphtheria, tonsillitis etc.

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    So true CF just have to walk through old cemeteries it’s quite heart rending.💕

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    On 01/04/2024 at 10:48, Whispering_Jack said:

    For the benefit of anyone distressed by the Speed Demon reference, it has nothing to do with the current controversy in the media and absolutely no offence was intended. 

    You're just trying to divert attention from the Ginnivan situation. It won't work.

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