Alex Forster (born 24 July 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Norwood in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as th ...

(SANFL). He previously played for the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Football career

Originally from Edenhope, a town in western Victoria, he played for the

Norwood Football Club Norwood Football Club, nicknamed the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club competing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in the state of South Australia. Its home ground is Coopers Stadium (Norwood Oval), which ...

in the

(SANFL) as well as representing South Australia at the

2011 AFL Under 18 Championships The 2011 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships were the 16th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Austral ...

. He was drafted to with their third selection (number 29 overall) in the 2011 AFL Draft. Forster's close friend and former teammate from Kybybolite Junior Football Club, Lachie Neale, was also drafted by Fremantle with their next selection in the same draft. They join co-captain Jack Trengove as ex-Kybybolite players on AFL lists. After spending the first half of the 2012 season recovering from a hip spur operation, he played the remainder of the year in

Swan Districts The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb ...

reserves side in the

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(WAFL). In 2013 he transferred to Peel Thunder and made his WAFL league debut. Forster was one of ten players brought into the Fremantle side in the final round of the

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against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, when many senior players were rested ahead of the finals matches. Delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2013 season, Forster returned to South Australia and rejoined Norwood.

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player profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Alex 1993 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Norwood Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia