Alex James Rance is a former professional Australian rules footballer, he was born on 9 October 1989. He played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Rance was a premiership player, five time All-Australian, a one time All-Australian captain, a one-time winner of Richmond’s best-and-fairest award and is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his era. For three seasons between 2017 and 2019 he also served as Richmond’s AFL co vice-captain. Today we will discuss about Alex Rance: Family| Net Worth| Retirement| Comeback.
Alex Rance: Family| Net Worth| Retirement| Comeback…
Rance is of strong footballing heritage, being the son of Murray Rance, a former Footscray and West Coast player and Swan Districts captain in the WAFL. Born in Perth in the latter years of his father’s VFL career, Rance played junior football at the Noranda Junior Football Club in Perth’s eastern suburbs. He later played for Noranda in the Western Australian Amateur Football League before again moving to the Swan Districts side in the WAFL.
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Full name | Alex James Rance | ||
Nickname(s) | Tross | ||
Date of birth | 9 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Swan Districts (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 18, 2007 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 2, 2009, Richmond vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park |
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Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2008–2019 | Richmond | 200 (9) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019
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Family
Rance is the son of former Footscray and West Coast player Murray Rance, and is the cousin of former Carlton player David Ellard.
Rance is a devout Jehovah’s Witness. Rance married partner Georgia in December 2012. The pair separated in December 2019, around the time of Rance’s retirement from AFL football.
Net Worth
Alex Rance estimated net worth is $ USD 10 Mil and Primary income from children’s writer,Australian rules footballer. We don’t have enough evidences on Alex Rance cars, Alex Rance lifestyle. We will update these information soon.
Retirement
Champion Richmond defender Alex Rance has announced his retirement from AFL – effective immediately, to focus on his family and faith.
The five-time All Australian has been considering his future in recent months and has decided to retire from playing football to focus on the other important areas of his life, being his family and his religion.
Comeback
Richmond champion Alex Rance says he won’t be making an AFL return despite playing for Essendon in the VFL on Sunday.
Rance made an appearance for the Bombers in the state-league competition as a fill-in player against Southport, impressing in a strong performance down back. While he still looks up to playing competitive football, the former Tigers star is not seeking a sensational AFL return after taking to Instagram to confirm his appearance was a ‘one time thing’.