Charles Thomas Alfred Lee (11 August 1896 – 15 June 1979) was an

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er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL). In his second season Lee won a premiership when Collingwood defeated Fitzroy in the Grand Final of 1917. After playing in Collingwood's loss to

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in the 1919 Preliminary Final, Lee did not return the following week to play in Collingwood's winning 1919 Grand Final team. This was to be Lee's final VFL game until he returned to Collingwood four years later, in 1923. During that season, Lee played a further eight more games to finish his career with 47 games and 13 goals.

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* 1896 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players 1979 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from Carlton, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1896-stub