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Key Facts

Full name
Ian Stanley Shelton

Known as
Ian Shelton

Nickname
Bluey

Born
24 February 1940

Died
17 March 2021 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 88d
Last game: 25y 213d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 87 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 10

Family links
Jack Shelton (Uncle)John Shelton (Uncle)Bill Shelton (Cousin)Bill Shelton (Second cousin)

Ian Shelton

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1959-1963, 19659120.0271%10.851.004.7530
Total1959-1963, 19659120.0271%10.851.004.7530

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,042nd player to appear, 2,720th most games played, 8,113th most goals kickedEssendon: 707th player to appear, 197th most games played, 712th most goals kicked

Known as ‘Bluey’ because of his thick thatch of red hair, Carlton’s Avenel recruit Ian Shelton was a fine servant of the Essendon Football Club between 1959 and 1963 and in 1965, during which he played 91 VFL games and kicked two goals. He missed the entire 1964 season with a serious eye injury. Centre half back in the winning grand finals of 1962 against Carlton and 1965 against St Kilda Shelton, who played in the latter match whilst nursing a painful shoulder injury, went on to coach local and country teams.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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