The son of Heinrich Moritz Streckfuss (1833-1917),[1] and his second wife, Lina Streckfuss (1848-1918), née Lohse,[2][3] Albert Frederick Streckfuss was born in Goornong, Victoria on 22 September 1888.
In 1910 he played more regularly, making 16 appearances, two of them in the finals series.[6]
28 May 1910
He was involved in a controversial incident that year in a game against Carlton, knocked unconscious by a George Topping king-hit, which resulted in a field invasion.[8] The Carlton player was banned for 35 matches, but Streckfuss was fined (£10) as well, after it was later revealed in court that he had earlier struck Carlton's Andrew McDonald[9] (Four weeks into the 1910 season, it had already become a matter of controversy that a number of serious offences on the football field had not been reported.)[10]
Wiilamstown (VFA)
Cleared from South Melbourne on 10 May 1911, Streckfuss went to Williamstown in 1911.[11][12]
Port Melbourne (VFA)
Cleared from Williamstown,[13] Streckfuss played 8 senior matches and kicked 11 goals for Port Melbourne in 1915.[14][15]
During the 1920s, Streckfuss served as a VFL boundary umpire. The 109 games that he umpired from 1921 to 1930 includes a stint as a VFL goal umpire in 1930.[18] He officiated in eight finals.[19]
^Given the total absence of his name from football-related newspaper reports in 1912, 1913, and 1914, it seems that Streckfuss only played for Williamstown in 1911.
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN0-670-86814-0
