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Key Facts

Full name
Neville Waller

Known as
Neville Waller

Born
17 September 1932

Died
10 January 1998 (aged 65)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 234d
Last game: 25y 354d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 87 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 31

Neville Waller

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodV/AFL1953-195884210.2569%8.33—2.8321
Total1953-195884210.2569%8.33—2.8321

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,327th player to appear, 2,931st most games played, 3,640th most goals kickedCollingwood: 557th player to appear, 232nd most games played, 312th most goals kicked

Having played both thirds and seconds football with the club, Neville Waller proved to be a useful senior player for Collingwood in 84 VFL games between 1953 and 1958. During that time he played in a variety of different positions but tended to produce his best football when stationed in the backlines. He was at centre half back when the Magpies downed Geelong in the 1953 Grand Final, and played in a back pocket in the losing Grand Finals of 1955 and '56 against Melbourne.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.