Alby Outen Jr.

Albert Keith "Alby" Outen (19 February 1936 – 24 November 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Alby Outen Jr.
Personal information
Full name Albert Keith Outen
Date of birth (1936-02-19)19 February 1936
Date of death 24 November 2010(2010-11-24) (aged 74)
Original team(s) Trinity Grammar
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1954 Footscray 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Albert Henry "Alby" Outen (1902-1972), and Eva Grace Outen (1903-1996), née Brown, Albert Keith "Alby" Outen was born on 19 February 1936.

  • His father, "Alby" Outen, played for Footscray in both the VFA and the VFL.
  • His uncle, Charles Whynam "Wyn" Outen (1880-1964), played for St Klda in the VFL and for Williamstown in the VFA; Wyn played (alongside his brother Matt) in the Willamstown First XVIII team that won the 1907 VFA premiership.
  • His uncle, William Matthew "Matt" Outen (1883-1930), also played for St Kilda in the VFL and Williamstown in the VFA.
  • His uncle, John Edward "Jack" Outen (1890-1963), played in one First XVIII game for Williamstown (alongside his brother Matt) in 1909.[2]
  • His uncle, Percy Ernest Hatherley Outen (1898-1986), played in 5 First XVIII games for Williamstown in the VFA in 1928.[3][4]
  • His cousin, Reginald Whynam Outen (1913-1999),[5][6][7] the son of Wyn Outen, was an emergency in Williamstown's 1939 premiership team, after earlier playing with Collingwood and Melbourne Seconds.[8]

He married Margaret Jill Vanthoff (1938-) in 1958.

Education

He was educated at Trinity Grammar School.[9]

Football

Footscray (VFL)

In August 1953, he was playing with the Footscray Second XVIII.[10]

In 1954, aged 18, he played in 2 games for the Footscray First XVIII: as 20th man against Essendon on 22 May 1954,[11][12] and as 20th man, against Fitzroy on 5 June 1954.[13][14]

Williamstown (VFA)

He played in his first game for the Williamstown First XVIII, against Box Hill, on 25 June 1955.[15]

Playing in the back-pocket, he was one of Williamstown's best players in its come-from-behind Grand Final win against Port Melbourne on 24 September 1955.[16][17][18][19]

Two weeks after his final First XVIII game for Willamstown, against Yarraville on 16 June 1958,[20][21] Outen announced his retirement.[22][23]

Representative football (VFA)

He played representative interstate football for the VFA in the 13th Australian National Football Carnival held in Perth in June 1956, during which he sustained a shoulder injury.[24]

In 1957, he represented the VFA in its three interstate matches:

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.681.
  2. Jack Outen at The VFA Project.
  3. P.E. Outen in The VFA Project.
  4. Among the Clubs, The Age, (Friday, 1 June 1928), p.5.
  5. Association July Draw Rearranged, The Argus, (Thursday, 11 May 1939), p.20.
  6. Back in the Four, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 August 1939), p.6.
  7. Reg Outen at The VFA Project.
  8. Reg Outen at Demonwiki.
  9. Flat-Out Effort, The Age, (Saturday, 27 October 1951), p.20.
  10. Footscray, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 August 1953), p.11.
  11. Kerville, Ben, "Bulldogs Leave Essendon in a Daze, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 22 May 1954), p.7.
  12. V.F.L. Statistics, The Age, (Monday, 24 May 1954), p.14.
  13. League Teams: Footscray v. Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, (4 June 1954), p.22.
  14. Match Details, The Argus, (Monday, 7 June 1954), p.19.
  15. Teams for Association,: B. Hill v. W'town, The Age, (Friday, 24 June 1955), p.11.
  16. Welch, Bruce, "Wiliamstown Hit by Loss of Defender", The Age, (Monday, 26 September 1955), p.11.
  17. Welch, Bruce, "Great Finish Wins for Williamstown", The Age, (Monday, 26 September 1955), p.16.
  18. (Photograph of Outen in action in the 1955 VFA Grand Final), The Argus, (Monday, 26 September 1955), p.17.
  19. High Flyers in Grand Final, The Age, (Monday, 26 September 1955), p.16.
  20. Teams for Association, The Age, (Friday, 13 June 1958), p.20.
  21. Meeking, Michael, "W'town Holds Top Place in V.F.A. With Brilliant Win", The Age, (Tuesday, 17 June 1958), p.17.
  22. Meeking, Michael, "Williamstown Makes Two Changes for Port Game", The Age, (Friday, 20 June 1958), p.20.
  23. Meeking, Michael, "Disappointed Outen Quits Football: Place not Secure", The Age, (Friday, 27 June 1958), p.18.
  24. Injuries don't worry 'Town, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 June 1956), p.23.
  25. V.F.A. Team Wins Easily, The Age, (Monday, 15 July 1957), p.16.
  26. Meeking, Michael, "Football Battle for Prestige Under Lights", The Age, (Tuesday, 23 July 1957), p.18.
  27. Meeking, Michael, "Association Swamped by South Australia", The Age, (Wednesday, 24 July 1957), p.16.
  28. Meeking, Michael, "Four V.F.A. Side Changes", The Age, (Thursday, 15 August 1957), p.20.
  29. V.F.A. Side Thrashed, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 August 1957), p.18.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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