Alick Lill
{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1904}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Alick Lill
| image =
| fullname = Alick Gladstone Lill
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stepney, South Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|12|31|1904|5|10|df=y}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Marryatville{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/articles/view/Magarey+medallists+at+Norwood/162| title=Magarey medallists at Norwood| publisher=Australian Football.com|access-date=16 June 2014}}
| height =
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| position =
| statsend = 1931
| years1 = 1923–1931
| club1 = Norwood
| games_goals1 = 123 (9)
| sooteam1 = South Australia
| soogames_goals1 = 20
| coachyears1 = 1931, 1933–34
| coachclub1 = Norwood
| careerhighlights = *Magarey Medalist: 1925
}}
Alick Gladstone Lill (10 May 1904 – 31 December 1987){{cite web|url=http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fitz&id=I1693| title=Family tree of Bernard Charles Fitzgerald| publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=16 June 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the SANFL.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanfl.com.au/hall_of_fame/alick_g_lill/| title=Alick G Lill| publisher=SANFL|access-date=16 June 2014}}
Football
Debuting in 1923, Lill was a tall centreman and was a member of three premiership sides at Norwood. He won the club's Best and Fairest award in 1924, 1925 and 1927. In 1925 he also won a Magarey Medal and from 1925 to 1930 he was a regular South Australian representative at interstate football, appearing in a total of 20 games. After 123 games for Norwood, Lill retired in 1931 due to constant knee injuries and later served as Norwood's coach for a brief period.
Lill's son John had a noted South Australian sporting career.
He worked at the state bank of South Australia, as a branch manager.
See also
Footnotes
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=alick%2Blill/28}}
- [http://www.norwoodfc.com.au/hof/alill.htm Alick Lill's profile at the Norwood Football Club]
{{Magarey Medal winners}}
{{Norwood Team of The Century}}
{{Norwood Football Club coaches}}
{{1925 South Australia State Football Team}}
{{1927 South Australia State Football Team}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Norwood Football Club players
Category:Norwood Football Club coaches
Category:Magarey Medal winners
Category:South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
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