Alfred Moffatt
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Alfred Augustine Moffatt (15 March 1870 – 8 December 1956) was an Australian sportsman and later civil servant. He played cricket
for Western Australia, and Australian rules football
for the West Perth Football Club
in the West Australian Football Association
(WAFA). He later served as president of the West Australian Football League
(WAFL) and chairman of the Australian Football Council (AFC).
, Western Australia
, Moffatt played a number of games for Victorians (later Metropolitans and West Perth) in the WAFA, and later umpired
a number of matches. In one match in the 1885 season, Moffatt collided with an opponent, fracturing his thigh. He also was involved in Western Australia's first interstate cricket tour, playing two matches – against South Australia and Victoria – on the 1893 tour.
Moffatt served as the Perth Football Club
's delegate to the WAFA from 1903 to 1919, and later served as the vice-president and president of the West Australian Football League
(WAFL) and West Australian Amateur Football Association
(WAAFA), and as chairman of the Australian Football Council (AFC). He later worked as a law clerk
, and was involved in a pay dispute in 1932.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
for Western Australia, and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
for the West Perth Football Club
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
in the West Australian Football Association
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFA). He later served as president of the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL) and chairman of the Australian Football Council (AFC).
Career
Born in PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Moffatt played a number of games for Victorians (later Metropolitans and West Perth) in the WAFA, and later umpired
Umpire (Australian rules football)
An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football.-Origins:Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Australian Football, the officials borrow their title from the game of cricket, which is played on the same types of fields and was an...
a number of matches. In one match in the 1885 season, Moffatt collided with an opponent, fracturing his thigh. He also was involved in Western Australia's first interstate cricket tour, playing two matches – against South Australia and Victoria – on the 1893 tour.
Moffatt served as the Perth Football Club
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...
's delegate to the WAFA from 1903 to 1919, and later served as the vice-president and president of the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL) and West Australian Amateur Football Association
Western Australian Amateur Football League
The West Australian Amateur Football League is the largest fully amateur Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.The competition began in 1922.-Clubs:*Ballajura*Bassendean*Beechboro*Belmont Districts*Brentwood Booragoon...
(WAAFA), and as chairman of the Australian Football Council (AFC). He later worked as a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
, and was involved in a pay dispute in 1932.