Wal Gunnyon
Walter Gunnyon (16 May 1895 – 27 December 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League and St Kilda in the VFL in the 1920s.
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Walter Gunnyon | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 27 December 1972 77) | (aged||
Place of death | McKinnon, Victoria | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half forward | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1915, 1919–21 | South Fremantle | 54 (?) | |
1922–27 | St Kilda | 63 (21) | |
1928–30 | Oakleigh | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1921 | Western Australia | 2 (2) | |
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Playing career
Gunnyon played four seasons with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, playing 54 games. He represented Western Australia in the 1921 Perth Carnival.[1][2]
In 1922 Gunnyon transferred to St Kilda in the VFL going on to play 63 games for the club, the latter games in an unfamiliar defensive role. He left the club for the VFA in 1927 where he joined the newly established Oakleigh.
War service
Gunnyon enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in November 1915, serving in France.[3]
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References
- "South Fremantle League Players 1900 - 2010" (PDF). South Fremantle Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INTERSTATE FOOTBALL REPRESENTATIVES 1904 - 2010". West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Walter Gunnyon – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
External links
- Wal Gunnyon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Wal Gunnyon at AustralianFootball.com
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