Les Rippon
Australian rules footballer
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Leslie Herbert 'Les' Rippon (30 December 1875 – 27 September 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Rippon made his debut against Essendon in round 1 of the 1898 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[2]
Fullname
Leslie Herbert Rippon
Born
30 December 1875
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda, Victoria
Died
27 September 1949 (aged 73)
Ararat, Victoria
Ararat, Victoria
| Les Rippon | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Herbert Rippon | ||
| Born |
30 December 1875 St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Died |
27 September 1949 (aged 73) Ararat, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Caulfield juniors[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1902 | Melbourne | 55 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
