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Wally Southern

Wally Southern

Australian rules footballer

John Wallace "Wally" Southern (26 October 1921 – 8 March 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong, South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

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Southern came to the VFL from North Geelong.[3] He made one appearance for Geelong in the 1941 VFL season and also played a single game for South Melbourne in the 1943 season.[4] In 1944 he went back to Geelong and got to play a full season, missing only one game all year.[4] He spent one more season at Geelong, and then went to St Kilda in 1946, where he played four games.[4] After moving to Adelaide in 1948, Southern began playing for Sturt.[5] He initially played seniors, and then captained their B Grade team and in 1952 won the B Grade Magarey Medal.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Wally Southern - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. [2]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. [3]
    The Argus, "Morrison For Footscray", 24 April 1941, p. 12
  4. [4]
    "Wally Southern". AFL Tables.
  5. [5]
    The Advertiser, "Clearance For Former Victorian", 6 May 1948, p. 5
  6. [6]
    News (Adelaide), "Put Up With A Lot", 2 May 1949, p. 9
  7. [7]
    The Advertiser, "Sturt Captain Wins B Grade Magarey Medal", 4 September 1952, p. 8
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