Ralph Lancaster
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| Full name | Ralph Lancaster | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1907 | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong College | ||
| Height/Weight | 170 cm / 66 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929-32, 1935 | Geelong | 44 (34) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935 season.
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Ralph Lancaster (25 November 1907 – 28 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lancaster was recruited locally, from Geelong College. A rover, he kicked 20 goals in his debut season and the following year was a reserve in Geelong's 1930 VFL Grand Final loss to Collingwood.
During World War II, Lancaster served in New Guinea as a Gunner with the Royal Australian Artillery and died on 28 August 1942.
See also
References
- Ralph Lancaster's statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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- 1907 births
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- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
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- Australian military personnel killed in World War II
- People educated at The Geelong College
