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Key Facts

Full name
Ronald Charles Eric Bywater

Known as
Ron Bywater

Born
8 January 1919

Died
18 May 1975 (aged 56)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 233d
Last game: 31y 160d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 14, 21, 2, 32

Ron Bywater

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
South MelbourneV/AFL1942, 1944, 1946-195058390.6733%———22
Total1942, 1944, 1946-195058390.6733%———22

AFL: 5,135th player to appear, 3,906th most games played, 2,463rd most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 604th player to appear, 286th most games played, 190th most goals kicked

Ron Bywater was an extremely competent key position player who was equally effective at either end of the ground. After playing just once in both 1942 and 1944 because of war service, and not playing at all in 1943 and 1945, he developed into a regular senior player thereafter, and had played 58 VFL games and scored 39 goals by the time he left the club in order to join Corowa in 1950. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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