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Gordon Rattray
Rattray in 1922
Personal information
Full name Gordon Kitchener Rattray
Date of birth 19 October 1898
Place of birth Shepparton, Victoria
Date of death 10 December 1964(1964-12-10) (aged 66)
Place of death Sandringham, Victoria
Original team(s) Wesley College
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Half-forward flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917–1924, 1928 Fitzroy 87 (65)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1924 Melbourne 16 0(4–12–0)
1928, 1937–1939 Fitzroy 72 (25–46–1)
Total 88 (29–58–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Career highlights
  • VFL premiership: 1922
  • Fitzroy captain: 1923, 1928
  • 2× Fitzroy Club Champion: 1919, 1921
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Kitchener Rattray (19 October 1898 – 10 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the first VFL player to use the torpedo punt.[1]

  1. ^ Fitzroy Has Never Lacked Courage, The Argus Weekend Magazine, (Saturday, 6 August 1949), p.3.

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