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Key Facts

Full name
Ronald Porta

Known as
Ron Porta

Born
3 June 1936

Died
19 March 2010 (aged 73)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 17y 17d
Last game: 25y 21d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 31, 21
South Melbourne: 40

Recruited from
Footscray (1960)

Ron Porta

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FootscrayV/AFL1953-19596320.0343%10.50—2.001
South MelbourneV/AFL1960-19612100.0033%———0
V/AFL1953-19618420.0240%10.50—2.001
Total1953-19618420.0240%10.50—2.001

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,358th player to appear, 2,896th most games played, 8,000th most goals kickedFootscray: 406th player to appear, 215th most games played, 655th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 831st player to appear, 568th most games played, 1,316th most goals kicked

From Cheltenham, Ron Porta took a while to establish himself at Footscray, but once he did he became a mainstay of the side. Typically used as a half back flanker, he could also hold down a key position. After playing 63 games and scoring two goals for Footscray from 1953 to 1959 he crossed to South Melbourne, where he rounded off his playing career with 21 appearances but no further goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

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Footnotes

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