Ray Powell (footballer)

Ray Powell
Personal information
Full name	Ray Powell
Date of birth	7 August 1923
Date of death	7 July 1993 (aged 69)
Original team(s)	Essendon Stars
Height/Weight	178 cm / 70 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942–1947	Essendon	49 (69)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1947 season.

Ray Powell (7 August 1923 – 7 July 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Powell was a utility player, often featuring as a half forward flanker.^[1] He only twice played more than half the game in a season, with 16 appearances in 1944, followed by 14 games in 1945.^[2] His 43 goals in 1944, five of them in the finals, were enough to top Essendon's goal-kicking.^[3]

He played for Brunswick from 1947 to 1949 and was then coach of Ascot Vale.^[4]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
2. AFL Tables: Ray Powell
3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
4. "Powell, Ray". Essendon Football Club official website.