Wally Southern

Wally Southern
Personal information
Full name John Walter Southern
Date of birth (1921-10-26)26 October 1921
Date of death 8 March 2003(2003-03-08) (aged 81)
Original team(s) North Geelong (GDFA)
Height/Weight 178 cm / 74 kg
Playing career1
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. 1 2 3 "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


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