Ron Kimberley

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Ron Kimberley
File:Ron Kimberley (before 1944).jpg
Personal information
Full name Ron Kimberley
Born (1914-07-15)15 July 1914
Died 21 July 1981(1981-07-21) (aged 67)
Original team Sandhurst
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1941, 1944 Melbourne 15 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Kimberley (15 July 1914 – 21 July 1981)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Kimberley, who came to Melbourne from Bendigo club Sandhurst, made 11 of his 15 league appearances in the 1939 VFL season, which included a place in their premiership team.[3][4] He was a replacement for the suspended Wally Lock in the 1939 VFL Grand Final.[5] Over the next two seasons he only played in the opening rounds.[4] He did not appear at all in 1942 and 1943, then played twice more in 1944.[4]

References

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  4. ^ a b c AFL Tables: Ron Kimberley
  5. ^ The Argus,"Melbourne Anxious", 25 September 1939, p. 11