Ray Powell (Australian footballer) explained

Ray Powell
Fullname:Harold Raymond Powell
Birth Date:7 August 1923
Birth Place:Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Originalteam:Essendon Stars
Height:178 cm
Weight:70 kg
Statsend:1947
Years1:1942–1947
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:49 (69)

Harold Raymond Powell (7 August 1923 – 7 July 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Powell was a utility player, often featuring as a half forward flanker.[1] He only twice played more than half the game in a season, with 16 appearances in 1944, followed by 14 games in 1945.[2] His 43 goals in 1944, five of them in the finals, were enough to top Essendon's goal-kicking.[3]

Powell played for Victorian Football Association (VFA club Brunswick from 1947 to 1949 and was then coach of Ascot Vale.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: AFL Tables: Ray Powell . afltables.com.
  3. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  4. Web site: Powell, Ray. Essendon Football Club official website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325234112/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=748. 25 March 2012. dmy-all.