Roy Ramsay (footballer)

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Roy Ramsay
Personal information
Full name Roy Ramsay
Date of birth (1956-01-03) 3 January 1956 (age 65)
Original team(s) Broadmeadows
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1976–1981 North Melbourne 53 (0)
1982 Essendon 3 (0)
1983–1986 North Melbourne 70 (11)
Total126 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roy Ramsay (born 3 January 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ramsay, a back pocket, was originally from Broadmeadows. [1] His first stint at North Melbourne was from 1976 to 1981, during which time he never managed to play more than nine games in a season. [2] He did play in four finals, including North Melbourne's 1979 preliminary final loss to Collingwood, but didn't feature in any of their three grand final appearances. [2]

In 1982, Ramsay played for Essendon, but was restricted mainly to the reserves, where he won a best and fairest award. [3]

Ramsay returned to North Melbourne in 1983 and became a regular fixture in the team, playing 23 games that year, 21 in 1984 and 19 in 1985. [2] He played seven games in the 1986 VFL season, then didn't make any appearances the following year, troubled by a shoulder injury. [2] [4] In 1988 he left the club for Port Melbourne. [3]

He is a cousin of Billy Swan, a former VFA footballer who is the father of Brownlow Medalist Dane Swan. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 4 AFL Tables: Roy Ramsay
  3. 1 2 "Ramsay, Roy". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
  4. ↑ The Age ,"Surgery for Schimmelbusch", 2 June 1987, p. 52
  5. ↑ Herald Sun ,"Billy Swan and the kid, Dane", 22 August 2009, Mike Sheahan
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