Ron Cabble

Ron Cabble
Personal information
Full name	Ronald James Cabble
Date of birth	(1938-02-10) 10 February 1938 (age 86)
Original team(s)	Koo-wee-rup / Caulfield Grammar
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1957–62	Hawthorn	35 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald James Cabble (born 10 February 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ^[1]

Family

The son of William James Cabble (1903-1960), ^{[2] [3]} and Ruby Fleetwood Cabble (1905-2003), née Croft, ^[4] Ronald James Cabble was born on 10 February 1938.

Education

He attended Caulfield Grammar School as a boarder from 1953 to 1955. ^[5] He was a member of the school's tennis team. ^[6]

He was also a member of the school's football team in 1954 — he was one of six from Caulfield Grammar selected to play for a combined Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (ASGV) team against Melbourne High School on 13 August 1954 ^{[7] [8]} — and, along with John Schultz and Ron Evans, he was a member of the school's First XVIII that won its fourth consecutive ASGV premiership in 1955. ^[9]

Football

Hawthorn (VFL)

Having played well with the Seconds during the year, he was selected for his first game, against Geelong on 10 August 1957. ^{[10] [11]}

In his fourth game for the Hawthorn First XVIII he played in the forward pocket, kicking 3 goals, and named among the team's best players, ^[12] in the team that defeated Carlton in the 1957 First Semi-Final, at the M.C.G., on 31 August 1957, 10.11 (71) to 6.12 (48). The match was remarkable for two reasons: the M.C.G. was swept by a fierce hail-storm just before the start of the third quarter, ^[13] and it was the first-ever VFL Finals appearance for Hawthorn. His fifth game was two weeks later, in the Preliminary final, which Hawthorn 11.10 (76) lost to Melbourne 22.12 (144). ^[14]

In his time at Hawthorn he played in 35 senior games, kicked 14 goals; and, as a half-forward flanker, played in Hawthorn's VFL Second XVIII premiership teams of 1958, ^{[15] [16]} and 1959. ^[17]

Old Caulfield Grammarians (VAFA)

On leaving Hawthorn he played two seasons (1964 and 1965) ^{[18] [19]} with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) until a knee injury forced his retirement from football.

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.121.
2. World War Two Nominal Roll, Leading Aircraftsman William James Cabble (57614), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
3. Deaths: Cabble, The Age, (Thursday, 16 March 1961), p.14.
4. Mr. H.J. Croft, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Tuesday, 27 September 1949), p.3.
5. Webber (1981), p.285.
6. Wilkinson (1997), p.138.
7. Narrow Football Win by A.G.S., The Age, (Saturday, 14 August 1954), p.13.
8. Wilkinson (1997), pp.136, 151.
9. Team photograph at Wilkinson (1997), p.141.
10. Davis, Pianto Out of Action, The Age, (Friday, 9 August 1957), p.20.
11. V.F.L. Teams Chosen: Hawthorn v. Geelong: note that his name is listed as "Cobble", not "Cabble".
12. Beames, Percy, "Hawks Did Not Boost Premiership Hopes, The Age, (Monday, 2 September 1957), p.18.
13. Hail-stone Storm at the M.C.G., The Age, (Monday, 2 September) 1957), p.1.
14. Beames, Percy, "Melbourne Zooms Into Top Gear, The Age, (Monday, 16 September 1957), p.18: note that his name is listed as "Ray Cabble", not "Ron Cabble".
15. Nisbet Back in Seconds, The Age, (Friday, 19 September 1958), p.36.
16. Davis, Trevor, "Hawks Hold Firm to Take Seconds' Flag", The Age, (Monday, 22 September 1959), p.18.
17. Carter, Ron, "Hawthorn Holds Seconds' Title", The Age, (Monday, 28 September 1959), p.20.
18. B Section—First Semi-Final, The Age, (Monday, 31 August 1964), p.20.
19. B Section—Second Semi-Final, The Age, (Monday, 13 September 1965), p.22.

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 121. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
• Webber, Horace (1981). Years May Pass On... Caulfield Grammar School, 1881–1981. Centenary Committee, Caulfield Grammar School, (East St Kilda). ISBN   0-9594242-0-2.
• Wilkinson, Ian R. (1997). The Fields At Play – 115 years of sport at Caulfield Grammar School 1881–1996. Playright Publishing. ISBN   0-949853-60-7.

External links

• Ron Cabble's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ron Cabble at AustralianFootball.com
• Bradshaw, Rachel, "The foundations of Hawk success", hawthornfc.com.au, 5 September 2018.
• Caulfield Grammarians Complete Player List: Season Debut & Player Number, Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, 2015.