Alphonse "Phonse" Wood was an 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 South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Wood was a Western Australian, who started out at North Fremantle

North Fremantle Football Club

The North Fremantle Football Club was an Australian rules football club which competed in the West Australian Football League from 1901 to 1915.North Fremantle started out in the First Rate Junior Association, the state's second tier competition...

 before playing with South Fremantle

South Fremantle Football Club

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 in the 1906 season.

He then joined South Melbourne, in 1907, for a two year stint. In his first season he played in a Grand Final

1907 VFL Grand Final

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 loss and the following year he represented the VFL at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival

1908 Melbourne Carnival

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.

Once his time at South Melbourne came to an end he signed with Sturt

Sturt Football Club

Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966–76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...

in South Australia.