Alan Poore is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) and Waverley in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Poore had a brief career with Collingwood, remaining with the club for four years but never managing to cement a regular place the side. In 1965 he joined Waverley and was a member of their premiership side that season as well as winning a J. J. Liston Trophy

J. J. Liston Trophy

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. He won the award again in 1966 to become the first ever player in the history of the VFA to win it twice. A centreman, he was also a dual best and fairest winner at Waverley

Waverley Football Club

Waverley Football Club, nicknamed The Panthers, was an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1961 until 1987...

 and in 1966 represented the VFA at the Hobart Carnival

1966 Hobart Carnival

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. He finished with a total of 124 games for Waverley.