Ralph Sewer
Australian rules footballer
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Ralph Sewer is a retired fireman and Australian rules footballer who played for Woodville and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League.[1] Sewer played 12 matches for South Australia.[2] Sewer is also the only player to have played in four decades of football in SANFL.[2]
Fullname
Ralph Stewart Sewer
Nickname
Zip Zap
Born
13 September 1951
Height
174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
| Ralph Sewer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ralph Stewart Sewer | ||
| Nickname | Zip Zap | ||
| Born | 13 September 1951 | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1969–1980, 1985–1990 | Woodville | 325 (396) | |
| 1981–1984 | Glenelg | 57 (64) | |
| Total | 382 (460) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 12 (5) | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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In 2012, Malcolm Blight placed him on the forward flank in his "Squad of Champions", which listed (in his opinion) the 22 greatest players he had ever coached during is career. Sewer was the only player on the list who had had never played in the VFL/AFL.[3]