Ralph Sewer
| Ralph Sewer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ralph Stewart Sewer | ||
| Nickname | Zip Zap | ||
| Born | 13 September 1951 | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1969–1980, 1985–1990 | Woodville | 325 (396) | |
| 1981–1984 | Glenelg | 57 (64) | |
| Total | 382 (460) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 12 (5) | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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Ralph Sewer is a retired fireman and Australian rules footballer who played for Woodville and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League.[1] Sewer played 12 matches for South Australia.[2] Sewer is also the only player to have played in four decades of football in SANFL.[2]
In 2012, Malcolm Blight placed him on the forward flank in his "Squad of Champions", which listed (in his opinion) the 22 greatest players he had ever coached during is career. Sewer was the only player on the list who had had never played in the VFL/AFL.[3]
References
- ^ "Ralph Sewer". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Ralph S. Sewer". South Australian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Blight, Malcolm (9 June 2012). "Selecting my squad of champions". Sunday Mail.