| Ray Preston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ray Preston | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1930 | ||
| Original team(s) | Ardmona, City United | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953 | South Melbourne | 7 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ray Preston (born 27 December 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Preston was recruited from Shepparton club, City United in the Goulburn Valley Football League after he won the club's 1952 best and fairest award.[2]
Preston won the 1955 Morris Medal in the Ovens & Murray Football League, with 22 votes, with Alby Rodda from Myrtleford, second on 20 votes.
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 719. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "1953 - Preston played with South Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. Record. 4 April 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links
- Ray Preston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ray Preston at AustralianFootball.com
- A Trio of Magpie Medallists Via On Reflection
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