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Key Facts

Full name
Harold Holt Rippon

Known as
Harold Rippon

Born
23 February 1874

Place of birth
Abbotsford, VIC (3067)

Died
16 January 1917 (aged 42)

Place of death
France (Mericourt-l'Abbe)

Occupation
Farmer

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 178d
Last game: 29y 131d

Senior clubs
Melbourne; South Melbourne

Recruited from
Melbourne (1903)

State of origin
VIC

Family links
Les Rippon (Brother)Norm Rippon (Brother)

Harold Rippon

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
MelbourneV/AFL1898, 1900500.0020%———0
South MelbourneV/AFL1903500.0040%———0
V/AFL1898, 1900, 19031000.0030%———0
Total1898, 1900, 19031000.0030%———0

AFL: 404th player to appear, 8,224th most games played, 9,941st most goals kickedMelbourne: 57th player to appear, 940th most games played, 1,023rd most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 115th player to appear, 1,018th most games played, 1,079th most goals kicked


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Footnotes

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