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Key Facts

Full name
Ronald James Birch

Known as
Ron Birch

Born
16 October 1943

Died
4 July 2009 (aged 65)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 284d
Last game: 19y 284d

Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 43

Ron Birch

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1963100.00100%———0
Total1963100.00100%———0

AFL: 7,522nd player to appear, 12,925th most games played, 12,275th most goals kickedFootscray: 512th player to appear, 1,021st most games played, 959th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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