Wally Southern

Wally Southern
Personal information
Full name	John Walter Southern
Date of birth	26 October 1921
Date of death	8 March 2003 (aged 81)
Original team(s)	North Geelong (GDFA)
Height/Weight	178 cm / 74 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1941 1943 1944-1945 1946 Total	Geelong South Melbourne Geelong St Kilda	01 0(0) 01 0(0) 25 (11) 04 0(2) 31 (13)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1946 season.

John Walter "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]

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