Ray Allsopp Explained

Ray Allsopp
Fullname:Raymond Arthur Allsopp
Birth Date:20 December 1933
Originalteam:University Blacks[1]
Height:166 cm
Weight:71 kg
Position:Rover
Guernsey:32
Statsend:1959
Repstatsend:1957
Years1:1955–1959
Games Goals1:54 (69)
Sooyears1:1957
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:1 (?)

Raymond Arthur Allsopp (20 December 1933 – 20 October 2021) was an Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1955 to 1959.[2] Allsopp played as a rover and was known for reading the ball well off packs. Allsopp represented Victoria in 1957. The 1957 season was Allsopp's best in his VFL career—he kicked a career-high 35 goals and polled six Brownlow Medal votes. He finished his career having played 54 games and having kicked 69 goals.[3]

He went on to become the first full-time administrator in the VFL and was charged with developing Vickick, a junior football program, now known as Auskick. The Victorian Australian Football Coaches Association (AFCA) annually recognises his contribution to junior football through the Ray Allsopp Auskick Coach of the Year award.

He was given an AFL Life Membership for administration in 2010 and the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2017 for his service to sport.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. The Argus, "V. F. L. permits", 14 April 1955, p. 1S
  2. Web site: Bartlett. Rhett. 28 October 2021. Vale Ray Allsopp. 2021-10-28. richmondfc.com.au. en.
  3. Web site: AFL Tables - Ray Allsop - Stats - Statistics.
  4. News: Atkinson . Jordy . Australia Day Honours for a good sport . 22 October 2021 . Herald Sun . 25 January 2017.