Ron Kimberley Explained

Ron Kimberley
Fullname:Ron Kimberley
Birth Date:15 July 1914
Originalteam:Sandhurst
Height:185 cm
Weight:94 kg
Statsend:1944
Years1:1939–1941, 1944
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:15 (4)

Ron Kimberley (15 July 1914 – 21 July 1981)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Kimberley, who came to Melbourne from Bendigo club Sandhurst, made 11 of his 15 league appearances in the 1939 VFL season, which included a place in their premiership team.[3] [4] He was a replacement for the suspended Wally Lock in the 1939 VFL Grand Final.[5] Over the next two seasons he only played in the opening rounds.[4] He did not appear at all in 1942 and 1943, then played twice more in 1944.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ron Kimberley - Player Bio. Australian Football. 11 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Ron Kimberley. Demon Wiki.
  3. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ron_Kimberley.html AFL Tables: Ron Kimberley
  5. The Argus,"Melbourne Anxious", 25 September 1939, p. 11