| Wally Southern | |
| Fullname: | John Wallace Southern |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Carlton North, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | North Geelong (GDFA) |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 74 kg |
| Statsend: | 1946 |
| Years1: | 1941 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 1 (0) |
| Years2: | 1943 |
| Club2: | South Melbourne |
| Games Goals2: | 1 (0) |
| Years3: | 1944–1945 |
| Club3: | Geelong |
| Games Goals3: | 25 (11) |
| Years4: | 1946 |
| Club4: | St Kilda |
| Games Goals4: | 4 (2) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 31 (13) |
John Wallace "Wally" Southern (26 October 1921 - 8 March 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong, South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Southern came to the VFL from North Geelong.[3] He made one appearance for Geelong in the 1941 VFL season and also played a single game for South Melbourne in the 1943 season.[4] In 1944 he went back to Geelong and got to play a full season, missing only one game all year.[4] He spent one more season at Geelong, and then went to St Kilda in 1946, where he played four games.[4] After moving to Adelaide in 1948, Southern began playing for Sturt.[5] He initially played seniors, and then captained their B Grade team and in 1952 won the B Grade Magarey Medal.[6] [7]