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Key Facts

Full name
Max Rippon

Known as
Max Rippon

Born
11 October 1920

Died
12 July 1985 (aged 64)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 223d
Last game: 26y 323d

Height and weight
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 61 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy; South Melbourne; St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 1
South Melbourne: 10
St. Kilda: 8

Recruited from
Fitzroy (1944); South Melbourne (1945)

Family links
Ted Rippon (Uncle)

Max Rippon

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FitzroyV/AFL1943200.0050%———0
South MelbourneV/AFL1944400.0025%———0
St. KildaV/AFL1945-19474140.1012%———2
V/AFL1943-19474740.0915%———2
Total1943-19474740.0915%———2

AFL: 5,184th player to appear, 4,517th most games played, 6,708th most goals kickedFitzroy: 594th player to appear, 983rd most games played, 1,009th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 627th player to appear, 1,094th most games played, 1,255th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 853rd player to appear, 376th most games played, 655th most goals kicked

Originally from Heatherton, Max Rippon struggled to make his mark at both Fitzroy (two games, no goals, 1943) and South Melbourne (four games, no goals, 1944) before coming into his own at St Kilda. A vibrant, tenacious and sometimes spectacular wingman, he was good enough to be chosen to play for Victoria against South Australia in 1946. From 1945 to 1947 he played 41 VFL games for the Saints and booted four goals. He finished his playing career with eight appearances for VFA side Brighton in 1948.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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