Ron Porta Explained

Ron Porta
Fullname:Ronald Charles Porta[1]
Birth Date:3 June 1936
Originalteam:Cheltenham
Height:185 cm
Weight:83 kg
Position:Half-back
Statsend:1961
Years1:1953–59
Games Goals1:63 (2)
Years2:1960–61
Games Goals2:21 (0)
Games Goalstotal:84 (2)

Ronald Charles Porta (3 June 1936 – 19 March 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

He coached Victorian Football Association club Mordialloc from 1962 to 1964.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronald Charles Porta . Herald Sun.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 713.
  3. News: Porta Coach At Mordialloc. Kelly. Graeme. 3 January 1962. The Age. 16. 13 March 2015.
  4. Book: Fiddian, Marc. The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. 2013. 176. Melbourne Sports Books.