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	Topics Allen Aylett Topic Home Dr. Allen Aylett (born 24 April, 1934), a dentist (as was the ex-Carlton President George Harris) is the recently retired chairman of the North Melbourne Football ClubKangaroos Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Ka... . He first held this position during the 1970s and then again from 2001-2005. In between, he had been the chairman of the then Victorian Football LeagueVFL/AFL VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897 that was originally called the Victorian Football L... (VFL) which is now known as the Australian Football LeagueAustralian Football League The Australian Football League is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football.... . Cricket career Aylett had a brief cricketing career that he never fully pursued due to his interest in Australian rules footballAustralian rules football Australian football, also known as Australian rules football, is a code of football that originated in Melbourne, Vict... . He still played 11 first-class matches in the 1950s for domestic cricket side VictoriaVictorian Bushrangers The Victorian Bushrangers are an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria.... as a batsman, but was not successful, finishing with a poor batting averageBatting average Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsme... of just 16. Australian rules career But it was as an Australian rules footballAustralian rules football Australian football, also known as Australian rules football, is a code of football that originated in Melbourne, Vict... roverFootball (Australian rules) positions In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on t... that Aylett first made his mark. Aylett played 220 games and kicked 311 goals in a career spanning 1952-1964. He won North Melbourne's Best and FairestBest and Fairest Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performa... award from 1958-1960, was All-Australian in 1958 and 1961, and was captain of his side from 1961-1964. He was selected in the North Melbourne Football Club's Team of the CenturyTeam of the Century Summary Team of the Century is a term used to describe the best team over a period of 100 years, or for a century.... , Administration career It is what he did later in his career however, as an administrator for the VFL (now known as the AFL)in the 1970s and 1980s, that he is most well known for. After holding the position of North Melbourne Football Club president in the 1970s he became president of the VFL and led the expansion of the VFL into the tough Sydney market, along with then-Sydney SwansSydney Swans The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League club based in Sydney, New South Wales.... president Geoffrey EdelstenGeoffrey Edelsten Geoffrey Edelsten was an entrepreneurial medical practitioner based in Sydney, Australia.... . Aylett signalled the end of his administration career after a final stint as North Melbourne KangaroosKangaroos Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Ka... president from 2001-2005. External links