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Ralph Patman
Personal information
Full name Ralph D. Patman
Date of birth (1916-01-10)10 January 1916
Date of death 16 May 2009(2009-05-16) (aged 93)[1]
Original team(s) East Geelong
Height / weight 175 cm / 83 kg
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ralph D. Patman (10 January 1916 - 16 May 2009)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Patman was already 27 when he started his VFL career at Fitzroy, where he came to from East Geelong.[4][5] He played three games in the seconds before making his only senior appearance, in Fitzroy's round seven win over Footscray in the 1943 VFL season.[4][6]

Playing mostly as a follower, Patman spent the 1944 and 1945 seasons with Geelong and didn't miss a single game either year.[4] In 1945 he played well enough to finish second, to Jim Fitzgerald, in Geelong's best and fairest count.[7]

He joined Wimmera Football League club Nhill in 1946, as coach.[5] During the 1950 season, Patman kicked 13 goals in a game against Rupanyup, just three short of Bill Smeaton's league record.[8]

References

  1. ^ Past Players & Officials Club Newsletter, "Vale of Past Players for 2009", March 2010
  2. ^ "Ralph Patman - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Ralph Patman". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ a b The Horsham Times, "Patman At Nhill", 12 April 1946, p. 4
  6. ^ The Argus, "Strong Teams Chosen", 18 June 1943, p. 9
  7. ^ The Argus, "Graham Kicks 76 Yards", 3 September 1945, p. 11
  8. ^ Horsham Times, "Ralph Patman's 13 Goals", 23 June 1950, p. 4

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