Rowley Flynne
Appearance
Rowley Flynne | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ralton Ashton Flynne | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria[1] | ||
Date of death | 20 August 2003 | (aged 90)||
Original team(s) | Church of Christ, Windsor | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935 | South Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
1937 | Footscray | 9 (0) | |
Total | 13 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ralton Ashton "Rowley" Flynne (12 January 1913 – 20 August 2003)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fynne played his early football for the Church of Christ in Windsor.[3] He made four league appearances for South Melbourne in the 1935 VFL season.[4] The club made the grand final that season, but Flynne didn't take part in the finals series.[4] He played for Sunshine in 1936 and was a member of their premiership team,[5] before returning to the VFL the following year, with Footscray.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Rowley Flynne
- ^ Sunshine Advocate,"Sunshine Footballers Win Premiership Comfortably", 18 September 1936, p. 3