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| Death | 1 November 1952 |
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Thomas Alexander Hugh McFarlane was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide.
Personal life
McFarlane was the 15th child of Alexander Macfarlane, an immigrant from Scotland, and Mary Ann Tyzack who was born in Port Adelaide.
His uncle, Samuel Tyzack, was a foundation player for Port Adelaide in 1870.
Death
Alex McFarlane died in Alice Springs on 1 November 1952.
Tom Leahy described him as being "Tremendously strong, played very fairly, but very hard. I was against him many times, and he was a tough man to beat.