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Key Facts

Full name
Rex Ritchie

Known as
Rex Ritchie

Born
24 December 1914

Died
1 April 2006 (aged 91)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 172d
Last game: 32y 249d

Height and weight
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 7, 23, 4, 11

Rex Ritchie

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1936-1942, 1946-19478910.0142%17.00—2.005
Total1936-1942, 1946-19478910.0142%17.00—2.005

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,400th player to appear, 2,771st most games played, 9,009th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 498th player to appear, 174th most games played, 920th most goals kicked

Rex Ritchie was a talented defender who mainly lined up in the back pocket. Having played briefly for Preston in the VFA he joined VFL side South Melbourne in 1936, making his debut with the club in round seven of that year. After struggling initially to claim a regular spot in the side he became a first choice senior player from 1940. A year later he won South’s best and fairest award. From 1936 to 1942 and in 1946-7 he played 89 senior VFL games. He only kicked one career goal.

Footnotes

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