Ron Carruthers (footballer, born 1918)

Ron Carruthers
Personal information
Full name Ronald H. Carruthers
Date of birth (1918-08-26)26 August 1918
Date of death 2 July 2004(2004-07-02) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Abbotsford
Height / weight 178 cm / 70 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–1947 Collingwood 48 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.

Ronald H. "Ron" Carruthers (26 August 1918 – 2 July 2004)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Carruthers was a centreman and wingman, recruited locally by Collingwood, from Abbotsford.[2] He played only briefly in his first few seasons before making 10 league appearances in 1943.[3] His best season came in 1945 when he appeared in 17 games, which included two finals, narrow losses to South Melbourne in the semi-final and Carlton in the preliminary final.[4] A knee injury ended his 1946 season in round six.[5][6] He returned late in the 1947 VFL season, to play the last five five rounds.[3][7]

In 1953, Carruthers won the 75 and 100 yard sprints at the Stawell Gift.[8] He had taken up running during his time at Collingwood, but these were the first major races that he had won.[8]

Family

He was the father of Ron E. Carruthers, who played for Collingwood in 1961.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Ron Carruthers – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Collingwood Forever". Ron H Carruthers. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Ron Carruthers – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Collingwood – 1945 Game by Game Player Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Injured Players.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 27 May 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Recoveries at Collingwood.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 August 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dick Reynolds will play 250th game.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 25 July 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Easy victory.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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