Henry Ritterman

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Henry Ritterman
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Full name Henry Ritterman
Date of birth (1951-09-20) 20 September 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Melbourne High School Old Boys
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) On-baller, half-forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1971–1973 Melbourne 23 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Ritterman (born 20 September 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s. [1]

Ritterman played most of his football on the ball but was also used at half-forward.

After being delisted by Melbourne, Ritterman played for Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association and AJAX in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. In 2007, he was named in AJAX's team of the century. [2]

Both Henry and his identical twin brother Michael represented Australia in athletics at the 1973 Maccabiah Games. [3] The brothers were inducted into the Maccabi Victoria Hall of Fame in 2000. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 553. ISBN   1-74095-001-1 .
  2. ↑ Pang, Sam; Murray, Brendan (27 April 2007). "An historic journey marked with pride". The Age. p. 9. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Knox, Ken (1 February 1973). "Henry and Mike – Athletic twin-pack". The Age.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Maccabi Victoria.
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