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Ron Dowling

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Ron Dowling
Dowling in 1939
Personal information
Full name Ron Dowling
Date of birth (1913-06-27)27 June 1913
Place of birth Heidelberg
Date of death 5 March 2005(2005-03-05) (aged 91)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) Ivanhoe Amateur
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936–1940 Collingwood 72 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Dowling (27 June 1913 – 5 March 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dowling, an engineer by profession, played as an amateur during his league career.[1] He was on the wing for Collingwood in both the 1937 and 1938 VFL Grand Finals, which they lost.[2] A suspension cost an appearance in a third successive grand final in 1939, having been found guilty of striking Melbourne player Keith Truscott in the semi-final.[3]

Before he died, at the age of 91 in 2005, he was the oldest living Collingwood player.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables: Ron Dowling". afltables.com.
  3. ^ The Argus,"League Men Out", 20 September 1939, p. 18
  4. ^ Harms, John (12 March 2005) "Dashing wingman who chose to remain an amateur player". Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); The Age