Ron Hosking

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Ron Hosking
Personal information
Full name Ron Hosking
Date of birth(1943-09-18)18 September 1943
Original team(s) Lismore
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Halfback
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1964–68 Geelong 70 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Hosking (born 18 September 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]


Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 409. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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