Roy Ramsay (born 3 January 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Roy Ramsay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Roy Ramsay | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1956 | ||
| Original team(s) | Broadmeadows | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1976–1981 | North Melbourne | 53 (0) | |
| 1982 | Essendon | 3 (0) | |
| 1983–1986 | North Melbourne | 70 (11) | |
| Total | 126 (11) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ramsay, a back pocket, was originally from Broadmeadows.[1] His first stint at North Melbourne was from 1976 to 1981, during which time he never managed to play more than nine games in a season.[2] He did play in four finals, including North Melbourne's 1979 preliminary final loss to Collingwood, but didn't feature in any of their three grand final appearances.[2]
In 1982, Ramsay played for Essendon, but was restricted mainly to the reserves, where he won a best and fairest award.[3]
Ramsay returned to North Melbourne in 1983 and became a regular fixture in the team, playing 23 games that year, 21 in 1984 and 19 in 1985.[2] He played seven games in the 1986 VFL season, then didn't make any appearances the following year, troubled by a shoulder injury.[2][4] In 1988 he left the club for Port Melbourne.[3]
He is a cousin of Billy Swan, a former VFA footballer who is the father of Brownlow Medalist Dane Swan.[5]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d AFL Tables: Roy Ramsay
- ^ a b "Ramsay, Roy". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
- ^ The Age,"Surgery for Schimmelbusch", 2 June 1987, p. 52
- ^ Herald Sun,"Billy Swan and the kid, Dane", 22 August 2009, Mike Sheahan