Ron Shields

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Ron Shields
Personal information
Full name Ron Shields
Date of birth (1934-03-02) 2 March 1934 (age 87)
Original team(s) Caulfield City
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1954–55 St Kilda 11 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Shields (born 2 March 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda 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. 813. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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