Alan Woodman is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Woodman was a defender from Bannockburn who played mostly as a centre half-back

Centre half-back

In Australian rules football, the centre half-back refers to a position in the half-back line of a football field.Centre half back is considered a key position in defence. Examples of centre half-backs include Glen Jakovich, Darren Mead, Tom Harley and Chris Tarrant....

 and in the back pocket

Back pocket

In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....

. He had one of his best games in Geelong's semi final against North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in 1976, with 23 disposals, but finished on the losing team. In 1978 he appeared in 21 games, the most he would play in a single season.

In 1982 and 1983, Woodman won the Hampden Football League's Maskell Medal, while playing with Camperdown

Camperdown Football Club

The Camperdown Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the Hampden Football League.They are based in the Victorian town of Camperdown and is a foundation club of the Hampden Football League since 1930.-Maskell Medallists:...

. He was the first player to win the award back to back since George Swarbrick

George Swarbrick (footballer)

George Swarbrick was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League during the early 1950s....

in the 1950s, another Geelong footballer.