Tom Allison is a former Australian rules football

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er who played for North Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL). He played 106 games and kicked 61 goals for North Melbourne between 1963 and 1970. Allison was recruited from West Coburg

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 and played one State of Origin match for Victoria in 1965. After his retirement, Allison became captain-coach of Belconnen and also played for and coached the ACT

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State of Origin team.