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Key Facts

Full name
Raymond Bower

Known as
Ray Bower

Born
5 January 1923

Died
16 May 1995 (aged 72)

Occupation
Draughtsman

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 129d
Last game: 24y 139d

Height and weight
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 68 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Essendon; Port Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 16, 3
Essendon: 16

Recruited from
Castlemaine (1944); Richmond (1946); Essendon (1948)

Ray Bower

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
RichmondV/AFL1944-19451380.6246%0
EssendonV/AFL1946-19471010.1070%0
Port MelbourneVFA1948860.75
V/AFL1944-19472390.3957%0
VFA1948860.75
Total1944-194831150.48

AFL: 5,297th player to appear, 6,180th most games played, 5,167th most goals kickedRichmond: 436th player to appear, 628th most games played, 440th most goals kickedEssendon: 603rd player to appear, 712th most games played, 810th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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