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Key Facts

Full name
Ronald Lunn

Known as
Ron Lunn

Born
7 May 1929

Died
20 August 1987 (aged 58)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 346d
Last game: 23y 94d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong; Essendon

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 23
Essendon: 27

Recruited from
Geelong (1951)

Family links
Stephen Lunn (Son)

Ron Lunn

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
GeelongV/AFL1948-19503960.1546%———0
EssendonV/AFL1951-19522830.1161%———0
V/AFL1948-19526790.1352%———0
Total1948-19526790.1352%———0

AFL: 5,764th player to appear, 3,546th most games played, 5,217th most goals kickedGeelong: 515th player to appear, 396th most games played, 492nd most goals kickedEssendon: 638th player to appear, 486th most games played, 643rd most goals kicked

Ron Lunn was quite tall for a wingman of his era at 180cm, a fact which helped him out-mark many opponents. He also boasted exceptional pace, and liked nothing better than to make blistering runs into space with the ball before feeding his forwards. He joined Geelong from Drysdale, and was a solid performer for the Cats in 39 VFL games from 1948 to 1950, during which he booted half a dozen goals. Crossing to Essendon in 1951 he added a final 28 games and three goals over two seasons. He was unfortunate to miss the 1951 grand final, in which the Bombers lost to his original league club, with injury.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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