Edwin John "Ted" Alley was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL). Some AFL sources list his name as Ned Alley.

Alley appeared in 15 of South Melbourne 17 games in the 1902 VFL season

1902 VFL season

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. He played just once the following year.

In 1907, with regular captain Paddy Noonan

Paddy Noonan

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 unavailable, Alley captained Williamstown

Williamstown Football Club

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 to an 18 point grand final victory over West Melbourne

West Melbourne Football Club

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, in the Victorian Football Association. This gave him the distinction of being Williamstown's first ever premiership captain.

Alley, who made his living as an engineer, served overseas with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion during World War I

World War I

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. He took part in London's "Pioneer Exhibition Game", which was played in 1906.