Wal Gunnyon
Australian rules footballer (1895-1972)
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Walter Gunnyon (16 May 1895 – 27 December 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League and St Kilda in the VFL in the 1920s.
Stawell, Victoria
McKinnon, Victoria
| Wal Gunnyon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Walter Gunnyon | ||
| Born |
16 May 1895 Stawell, Victoria | ||
| Died |
27 December 1972 (aged 77) McKinnon, Victoria | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position | Half forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1915, 1919–21 | South Fremantle | 54 (?) | |
| 1922–27 | St Kilda | 63 (21) | |
| 1928 | Camberwell | ? | |
| 1929–30 | Oakleigh | ? | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 | Western Australia | 2 (2) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Playing career
Gunnyon played four seasons with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, playing 54 games. He represented Western Australia in the 1921 Perth Carnival.[1][2]
In 1922 Gunnyon transferred to St Kilda in the VFL going on to play 63 games for the club, the latter games in an unfamiliar defensive role.
Gunnyon was appointed as captain / coach of the Camberwell Football Club in 1928.[3]
He moved across to newly admitted VFA club, Oakleigh in 1929[4] and played in their 1930 premiership team.[5][6]
War service
Gunnyon enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in November 1915, serving in France.[7]
