Rowley Flynne Explained

Rowley Flynne
Fullname:Ralton Ashton Flynne
Birth Date:12 January 1913
Birth Place:Coburg, Victoria[1]
Originalteam:Church of Christ, Windsor
Height:178 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1937
Years1:1935
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:4 (0)
Years2:1937
Club2:Footscray
Games Goals2:9 (0)
Games Goalstotal:13 (0)

Ralton Ashton "Rowley" Flynne (12 January 1913 – 20 August 2003)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fynne played his early football for the Church of Christ in Windsor.[3] He made four league appearances for South Melbourne in the 1935 VFL season.[4] The club made the grand final that season, but Flynne didn't take part in the finals series.[4] He played for Sunshine in 1936 and was a member of their premiership team,[5] before returning to the VFL the following year, with Footscray.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.
  2. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  3. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rowley_Flynne.html AFL Tables: Rowley Flynne
  5. Sunshine Advocate,"Sunshine Footballers Win Premiership Comfortably", 18 September 1936, p. 3