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Ron Carruthers (footballer, born 1918)

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Ron Carruthers
Carruthers in 1945
Personal information
Full name Ronald Harold Carruthers
Date of birth (1918-08-26)26 August 1918
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 2 July 2004(2004-07-02) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Abbotsford
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–1947 Collingwood 48 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Harold Carruthers (26 August 1918 – 2 July 2004)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

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Carruthers was a centreman and wingman, recruited locally by Collingwood, from Abbotsford.[2] He played only briefly in his first few seasons before making 10 league appearances in 1943.[3] His best season came in 1945 when he appeared in 17 games, which included two finals, narrow losses to South Melbourne in the semi-final and Carlton in the preliminary final.[4] A knee injury ended his 1946 season in round six.[5][6] He returned late in the 1947 VFL season, to play the last five rounds.[3][7]

In 1953, Carruthers won the 75 and 100 yard sprints at the Stawell Gift.[8] He had taken up running during his time at Collingwood, but these were the first major races that he had won.[8]

Family

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He was the father of Ron E. Carruthers, who played for Collingwood in 1961.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Ron Carruthers – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Collingwood Forever". Ron H Carruthers. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ron Carruthers – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Collingwood – 1945 Game by Game Player Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Injured Players". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 May 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Recoveries at Collingwood". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 August 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Dick Reynolds will play 250th game". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 July 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ a b "Easy victory". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 April 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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