Ralph Lane (footballer)

Ralph Lane
Personal information
Full name	Ralph Lane
Date of birth	16 March 1930
Date of death	29 May 2014 (aged 84)
Original team(s)	Frankston (MPFL)
Height/Weight	178 cm, 76 kg
Position(s)	Wing
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1951–1956	Melbourne	71 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956 season.
Career highlights
Premiership player 1956

Ralph Lane (16 March 1930 – 29 May 2014)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ralph Lane joined Melbourne in 1951 and played two Grand Finals in 1954 and 1956. He retired in 1956 to commit to his business career, though he continued playing with McKinnon in the Federal Football League, winning three premierships from 1957–59.

Lane was made a life member of the Melbourne Football Club and the VFL in 1989.

References

1. "Vale 1956 premiership player Ralph Lane". Melbourne Football Club. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links

• Ralph Lane's statistics from AFL Tables