Ron Warren (born 5 October 1928) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ron played at the Cats between 1947 and 1951, predominantly in the Reserve Grade team however managed to play 5 senior games in 1949 under Reg Hickey, who returned to coach Geelong that year, and take the team to Premiership success in 1951 and 1952. Ron spent time playing alongside some of the future greats of the Geelong Football Club in his 5 seasons there, including Bob Davis, Bruce Morrison, Russ Middlemiss, Lindsay White, Leo Turner, Russell Renfrey, Fred Flanagan, Bernie Smith and Neil Tresize. [1]
| Ron Warren | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ron Warren | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1928 | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 2024 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Geelong | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1949 | Geelong | 5 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 925. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Ron Warren's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Warren at AustralianFootball.com