Ruddell was a key player in Essendon's defence in what was a strong decade for the club, just once in his nine seasons did they miss out on the finals. Usually a fullback, it was in that position that he played in the Bomber's 1942 and 1946VFL premiership sides.
Ruddell also played in Essendon's losing VFL grand finals in 1941, 1943, 1947 and the two 1948 grand finals!
He filled in as coach of Essendon for a game in 1945 and another the following season. An ankle injury ended his VFL career.
Ruddell played 49 first eleven games for Fitzroy Cricket Club between 1937/38 and 1941/42.[2]
Ruddell also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]
External links
Cec Ruddell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
at the Essendon Football Club
References
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 773. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.
^"Premier Cricket: 1st XI Player Register & Career Stats". Cricket Victoria Premier Cricket. Cricket Victoria.
^"World War II Roll: RUDDELL, Cecil Alfred". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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ruddell, cecil, alfred, ruddell, 1917, december, 1990, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, essendon, victorian, football, league, during, 1940s, personal, informationfull, namececil, alfred, ruddelldate, birth, 1917, 1917place, birthfitzroy, north, vi. Cecil Alfred Ruddell 23 May 1917 10 December 1990 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League VFL during the 1940s 1 Cec RuddellPersonal informationFull nameCecil Alfred RuddellDate of birth 1917 05 23 23 May 1917Place of birthFitzroy North VictoriaDate of death10 December 1990 1990 12 10 aged 73 Place of deathFitzroy North VictoriaOriginal team s Northcote VFA Height182 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight81 kg 179 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1940 1949Essendon122 0 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1945 1946Essendon2 0 2 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949 Career highlightsEssendon premiership player 1942 amp 1946Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comRuddell was a key player in Essendon s defence in what was a strong decade for the club just once in his nine seasons did they miss out on the finals Usually a fullback it was in that position that he played in the Bomber s 1942 and 1946 VFL premiership sides Ruddell also played in Essendon s losing VFL grand finals in 1941 1943 1947 and the two 1948 grand finals He filled in as coach of Essendon for a game in 1945 and another the following season An ankle injury ended his VFL career He was later captain coach of Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association in 1950 playing eight games Ruddell played 49 first eleven games for Fitzroy Cricket Club between 1937 38 and 1941 42 2 Ruddell also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II 3 External links EditCec Ruddell s playing statistics from AFL Tables Cec Ruddell s profile at the Essendon Football ClubReferences Edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2014 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 10th ed Melbourne Victoria Bas Publishing p 773 ISBN 978 1 921496 32 5 Premier Cricket 1st XI Player Register amp Career Stats Cricket Victoria Premier Cricket Cricket Victoria World War II Roll RUDDELL Cecil Alfred Department of Veterans Affairs This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1917 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cec Ruddell amp oldid 1083491106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
