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Key Facts

Full name
Raymond Edward James Whelan

Known as
Ray 'Rusty' Whelan

Nickname
Rusty

Born
4 November 1921

Place of birth
Myrtle Bank, SA (5064)

Died
24 December 2002 (aged 81)

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 86 kg

Senior clubs
Sturt

State of origin
SA

Family links
Ken Whelan (Son)

Ray 'Rusty' Whelan


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
SturtSANFL1943-1951100240.24
Total1943-1951100240.24

High leaping, dependable ruckman Ray Whelan was a prominent figure at Sturt (and Sturt-South Adelaide) between 1943 and 1951, playing 100 league games and scoring 24 goals. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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