Champion North Melbourne footballer and a former president of the VFL, Dr Allen Aylett, has died. He was 88.
An integral person in the history of the Roos, Aylett led the club’s administration that famously won the club’s first premiership in 1975.
Named the fourth greatest player in Kangaroos history, Aylett played 220 games and kicked 311 goals for the Kangaroos from 1952 to 1964.
Allen Aylett
Aylett served as VFL president from 1977 until 1984.
North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood paid tribute to Aylett’s legacy at the Roos and overall impact on Australian football.
“No single individual has had a greater impact on the North Melbourne Football Club than Dr Allen Aylett,” Dr Hood said.
“He was a great onballer through the 1950s and ’60s, and he famously presided over our first successful era in the 1970s.
“It was a source of great pride for our football club when he became president of the VFL, overseeing the first steps to building the national competition we enjoy today.”
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