Ralph Curtis Shalless (28 January 1923 – 27 October 2006) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ralph Shalless | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ralph Curtis Shalless | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 2006 (aged 83) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943, 1946 | Melbourne | 4 (3) | |
| 1948–49 | Hawthorn | 17 (3) | |
| Total | 21 (6) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shalless played for Melbourne reserves from 1940 and finally made his league senior debut in 1943. He missed the next two seasons due to his service with both the Australian Army[2] and then the Royal Australian Air Force[3] during World War II. Shalless was the Melbourne reserves vice-captain in 1946 and made another senior appearance late in the season.[4]
Shalless captain/coached the University side in Mildura in 1947, winning the Mildura League's best and fairest in that year.[5]
In 1948 Shalless returned to the VFL, this time playing with Hawthorn.
Shalless went on to Morwell in 1950 and won the Central Gippsland Football League Reserves best and fairest in 1951,[6] 1952 [7] and 1953! [8]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 756. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "World War II Roll: SHALLESS, Ralph Curtis (Army)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "World War II Roll: SHALLESS, Ralph Curtis (RAAF)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "NEW LINE AT MELBOURNE". The Argus. No. 31, 110. Victoria, Australia. 17 May 1946. p. 15.
- ^ "Honour for Melbourne". The Argus. No. 31501. Victoria, Australia. 18 August 1947. p. 18.
- ^ "1951 - CGFL Awards". Trove Newspapers. Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic). 23 August 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "1952 - Football Awards". Trove Newspapers. Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic). 28 August 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "1953 - Shalless wins Hartney Award". Trove Newspapers. Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic). 27 August 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
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- Ralph Shalless's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ralph Shalless Profile at Demonwiki