Carruthers was a centreman and wingman, recruited locally by Collingwood, from Abbotsford.[2] He played only briefly in his first few seasons before making 10 league appearances in 1943.[3] His best season came in 1945 when he appeared in 17 games, which included two finals, narrow losses to South Melbourne in the semi-final and Carlton in the preliminary final.[4] A knee injury ended his 1946 season in round six.[5][6] He returned late in the 1947 VFL season, to play the last five rounds.[3][7]
In 1953, Carruthers won the 75 and 100 yard sprints at the Stawell Gift.[8] He had taken up running during his time at Collingwood, but these were the first major races that he had won.[8]
carruthers, footballer, born, 1918, ronald, harold, carruthers, august, 1918, july, 2004, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, collingwood, victorian, football, league, carrutherscarruthers, 1945personal, informationfull, nameronald, harold, carruthers. Ronald Harold Carruthers 26 August 1918 2 July 2004 1 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League VFL Ron CarruthersCarruthers in 1945Personal informationFull nameRonald Harold CarruthersDate of birth 1918 08 26 26 August 1918Place of birthCollingwood VictoriaDate of death2 July 2004 2004 07 02 aged 85 Original team s AbbotsfordHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight70 kg 154 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1940 1947Collingwood48 3 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksCareer editCarruthers was a centreman and wingman recruited locally by Collingwood from Abbotsford 2 He played only briefly in his first few seasons before making 10 league appearances in 1943 3 His best season came in 1945 when he appeared in 17 games which included two finals narrow losses to South Melbourne in the semi final and Carlton in the preliminary final 4 A knee injury ended his 1946 season in round six 5 6 He returned late in the 1947 VFL season to play the last five rounds 3 7 In 1953 Carruthers won the 75 and 100 yard sprints at the Stawell Gift 8 He had taken up running during his time at Collingwood but these were the first major races that he had won 8 Family editHe was the father of Ron E Carruthers who played for Collingwood in 1961 9 References edit Ron Carruthers Player Bio Australian Football Retrieved 10 February 2015 Collingwood Forever Ron H Carruthers Retrieved 10 February 2015 a b Ron Carruthers Games Played AFL Tables Retrieved 10 February 2015 Collingwood 1945 Game by Game Player Stats AFL Tables Retrieved 10 February 2015 Injured Players The Argus Melbourne 27 May 1946 p 12 Retrieved 11 February 2015 via National Library of Australia Recoveries at Collingwood The Argus Melbourne 7 August 1946 p 14 Retrieved 11 February 2015 via National Library of Australia Dick Reynolds will play 250th game The Argus Melbourne 25 July 1947 p 12 Retrieved 11 February 2015 via National Library of Australia a b Easy victory The Argus Melbourne 7 April 1953 p 11 Retrieved 11 February 2015 via National Library of Australia Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 9781920910785 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ron Carruthers footballer born 1918 Ron Carruthers s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1918 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Carruthers footballer born 1918 amp oldid 1153565330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
