John Ramsay (Australian footballer)

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John Ramsay
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Ramsay
Date of birth (1930-02-18)18 February 1930
Place of birth Gisborne, Victoria
Date of death 13 November 1983(1983-11-13) (aged 53)
Place of death Glenroy, Victoria
Original team(s) North Essendon Methodists
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952 Essendon 02 (0)
1954–1959 Williamstown (VFA) 42 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
  • VFA Grand Final winner 1954, 1958
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Thomas Ramsay (18 February 1930 – 13 November 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Football[]

Essendon (VFL)[]

He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1950; and, in 1952, he played at centre half-back, and was one of the best on the ground, in the highly talented Essendon Seconds Premiership team that beat Collingwood Seconds 7.14 (56) to 4.5 (29):[2][3][4][5]

Essendon
Backs Alan Thaw Jack Knowles Doug Bigelow
H/Backs Brian Paine John Ramsay Bob Taylor
Centre Line Keith McIntosh Hugh Morris Alby Law
H/Forwards Greg Sewell Bill Snell Ray Martini
Forwards Brian Gilmore Ken Reed Stan Booth
Rucks/Rover Allan Hird (c/c) Geoff Leek Allan Taylor
Reserves Mal Pascoe Ian Monks

Excluding the senior games that some had already played (or would go on to play) with other VFL clubs, the members of the Essendon 1952 Seconds Premiership Team played an aggregate total of 1072 senior games for Essendon Firsts.

Williamstown (VFA)[]

Ramsay later played for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association,[6] with whom he won four premierships.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.729.
  2. ^ Maplestone (1996), p.171.
  3. ^ Matthews, F., "Essendon outlast Collingwood to take Seconds' premiership", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 27 September 1952), p.10.
  4. ^ Dunn, J., "Seconds Flag to Dons", The Argus, (Monday, 29 September 1952), p.10.
  5. ^ V.F.L. Seconds: Improved Attack Clinched Title, The Age, (Monday, 29 September 1952), p.12.
  6. ^ Williamstown wins Race for League Backman, The Age, (Friday, 9 April 1954), p.9.

References[]

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8

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