Date of birth 9 November 1908 Name Alan Rait Height/Weight 183 cm / 81 kg Died March 24, 1965 | Years Club Weight 81 kg 1933-1934 Footscray | |
Date of death 24 March 1965(1965-03-24) (aged 56) Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team North Hobart Football Club | ||
Alan Rait (9 November 1908 – 24 March 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played with North Hobart in the TANFL, kicking 847 goals and topping the league's goal-kicking eight times.
A full-forward, Rait began his career with North Hobart in 1927. He kicked over 100 goals in a season for the first time in 1929 and kicked a league record of 152 goals the following season. The record stood until 1976 when it was broken by Peter Hudson. Rait's efforts in 1930 were rewarded with selection for Tasmania at the Adelaide Carnival.
Rait went to the mainland in 1933 and joined Footscray in the VFL. In his debut season he kicked 59 goals which saw him top Footscray's goal-kicking. He managed just 4 games in 1934 before an injury forced him to leave the club.
He returned to play for North Hobart and topped the league's goal-kicking table for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937.