Australian football. On 26 January 2008, Alves was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for "service to Australian Rules football as a player, coach and commentator, and to the community as a supporter of charitable organisations". Statistics Playing statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1965 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 115 || 13 || 128 || 32 || || 0.1 || 0.2 || 9.6 || 1.1 || 10.7 || 2.7 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1966 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 18 || 2 || 12 || 254 || 44 || 298 || 63 || || 0.1 || 0.7 || 14.1 || 2.4 || 16.6 || 3.5 || |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1967 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 18 || 7 || 5 || 296 || 48 || 344 || 83 || || 0.4 || 0.3 || 16.4 || 2.7 || 19.1 || 4.6 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1968 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 18 || 20 || 17 || 278 || 70 || 348 || 74 || || 1.1 || 0.9 || 15.4 || 3.9 || 19.3 || 4.1 || |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1969 |style="text-align:center;"|Melbourne | 15 || 20 || 16 || 20 || 317 || 72 || 389 || 89 || || 0.8 || 1.0 || 15.9 || 3.6 || 19.5 || 4.5 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1970 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 20 || 3 || 16 || 318 || 84 || 402 || 98 || || 0.2 || 0.8 || 15.9 || 4.2 || 20.1 || 4.9 || |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1971 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 18 || 9 || 17 || 276 || 81 || 357 || 92 || || 0.5 || 0.9 || 15.3 || 4.5 || 19.8 || 5.1 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1972 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 21 || 22 || 14 || 373 || 62 || 435 || 136 || || 1.0 || 0.7 || 17.8 || 3.0 || 20.7 || 6.5 || |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1973 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 22 || 29 || 27 || 318 || 83 || 401 || 120 || || 1.3 || 1.2 || 14.5 || 3.8 || 18.2 || 5.5 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 21 || 11 || 24 || 343 || 114 || 457 ||