Ray Allsopp
Ray Allsopp (born 20 December 1933) is a former Australian rules football player who played the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1955 to 1959. Allsopp played as a rover and was known for reading the ball well off packs.[3] Allsopp represented Victoria in 1957. The 1957 season was Allsopp's best in his VFL career—he kicked a career-high 35 goals and polled six Brownlow Medal votes. He finished his career having played 54 games and having kicked 69 goals.[4]
| Ray Allsopp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ray Allsopp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1933 | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blacks[2] | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955–1959 | Richmond | 54 (69) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957 | Victoria | 1 (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1957. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He went on to become the first full-time administrator in the VFL and was charged with developing Vickick, a junior football program, now known as Auskick.
He was given an AFL Life Membership for administration in 2010.
References
- "Lloyd inducted as AFL life member" from Official AFL website
- The Argus, "V. F. L. permits", 14 April 1955, p. 1S
- Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 5. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
- http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ray_Allsop.html
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