Charles Raff Explained

Charles Raff
Fullname:	Charles James Raff
Birth Date:	9 October 1878
Birth Place:	Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:	Coburg, Victoria
Originalteam:	Carlton Juniors / Parkville
Position:	half-back flank
Statsend:	1901
Years1:	1899
Games Goals1:	5 (3)
Years2:	1901
Games Goals2:	3 (0)
Games Goalstotal:	8 (3)

Charles James Raff (9 October 1878 – 4 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of James Raff (1839-98), and Ellen Jane Raff (1848-1915), née Powell,^[2] Charles James Raff was born in Carlton, Victoria on 9 October 1878.

He married Lillian Crossan in 1910. They had one child, Norman Charles Raff (1918-)

Football

St Kilda (VFL)

He played 5 games for St Kilda in 1899.

Carlton (VFL)

He played 3 games for Carlton in 1901. He was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors in June 1901.^[3]

Preston (VFA)

Raff played four games for Preston Football Club (VFA) in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1903.

Death

He died at his home in Coburg, Victoria on 4 August 1948.^[4]

References

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. .

External links

• • Charles Raff's profile at Blueseum
  • Charles "Bunny" Raff's profile at The VFA Project.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p.685.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154991166 Deaths: Raff, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 July 1915), p.1.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10556699 Victorian Football League, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 June 1901), p.9.
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206903754 Deaths: Raff, The Age, (Friday, 6 August 1948), p.2.