Fat Pizza's Trivia Question #496

[Fat Pizza]

Which Fitzroy Premiership Captain once missed a match for the Maroons, because he was cycling to Adelaide?

 

[FitzroyPete]

That would be Alec Sloan in 1898, Fat Pizza.
I believe Alec was also an outstanding rower.

 

[Fat Pizza]

That would be Alec Sloan in 1898, Fat Pizza.
I believe Alec was also an outstanding rower.

Alex Sloan is correct. He was indeed a world class rower, but was obviously a keen cyclist as well. Well done again FitzroyPete.