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Key Facts

Full name
Walter Southern

Known as
Wally Southern

Born
26 October 1921

Died
8 March 2003 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 231d
Last game: 24y 288d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong; South Melbourne; St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 5, 22
South Melbourne: 19
St. Kilda: 13

Recruited from
Geelong (1943); South Melbourne (1944); Geelong (1946)

Wally Southern

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
GeelongV/AFL1941, 1944-194526110.428%———0
South MelbourneV/AFL1943100.000%———0
St. KildaV/AFL1946420.5050%———0
V/AFL1941, 1943-194631130.4213%———0
Total1941, 1943-194631130.4213%———0

AFL: 4,943rd player to appear, 5,497th most games played, 4,536th most goals kickedGeelong: 447th player to appear, 493rd most games played, 402nd most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 613th player to appear, 1,398th most games played, 1,250th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 885th player to appear, 1,145th most games played, 831st most goals kicked

Footnotes

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