Alfred Edwin Gay "Rosie" Dummett (8 December 1880 – 1 May 1955) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

in the VFL during the early 1900s.

Family

The son of Henry Peter James Dummett (1857-1921), and Jessie Adeline Dummett (1856-1928), née Rouse, and known as "Rosie" due to his rosy red cheeks, Alf Dummett was born in Fitzroy on 8 December 1880. He was the brother of Collingwood footballer Charlie Dummett (1891-1976), the brother of Victorian cricketer Arthur Dummett (1900-1968), and the uncle of Richmond footballer Bob Dummett.

Football

Dummett, a defender, was recruited locally to Collingwood. He was a member of Collingwood's 1902 and 1903 premiership teams and captained the club for part of the 1906 season.

After football

After his playing career ended he served as the Vice President of the Collingwood Football Club. He also served as Collingwood's delegate to the Victorian Football League for 30 years; and, in addition, served as the Victorian chairman of selectors from 1936 to 1952.

Death

He died in

Parkville, Victoria Parkville is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Merri-bek, M ...

on 1 May 1955.Deaths: Dummett, ''The Argus'', (Tuesday, 3 May 1955), p.17

Footnotes

References

* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Boot Manufacturers: Assignment of Property, ''The Age'', (Tuesday, 21 December 1937), p.14.

Shoe Company: Estate Assigned, ''The Argus'', (Tuesday, 21 December 1937), p.9.

External links

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Biography: Alf Dummett.

''Boyles Football photos'': Alf Dummett.

Alf Dummett, at ''Collingwood Forever''.
1880 births 1955 deaths Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne VFL/AFL premiership players People from Fitzroy, Victoria Collingwood Football Club administrators {{AFL-bio-1880-stub