Ron Carruthers (footballer, born 1918)

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

Ron Carruthers
Carruthers in 1945
Personal information
Full name Ronald H. Carruthers
Date of birth (1918-08-26)26 August 1918
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

Career

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

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

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



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