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Warren Ralph
Personal information
Full name Warren James Ralph
Date of birth (1959-02-25) 25 February 1959 (age 65)
Original team(s) Floreat Amateurs (
WAAFL
)
Debut Round 1, 1984, Carlton vs. North Melbourne, at Waverley Park
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) full forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1980–1983, 1987, 1989 Claremont 116 (549)[1]
1984–1986 Carlton 021 0(72)
1988 Glenelg 014 0(30)
Total 151 (651)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1981–1983 Western Australia 6 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
Career highlights
  • Claremont premierships: 1981, 1987, 1989
  • WAFL leading goalkicker: 1981–1983
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Warren James Ralph (born 25 February 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played during the 1980s with great success as a full-forward for Claremont in the WAFL and with lesser success in the VFL and SANFL.

Ralph began his career at Floreat Park in the

fast bowler before dedicating himself solely to football in 1979.[2]

He debuted for Claremont's league team

Austin Robertson's 1968
record.

During this period, Ralph played

interstate football for WA six times and kicked 21 goals.[5] He also played in Claremont's 1981 premiership team, in which he kicked three goals, and in their 1982 and 1983 losing Grand Final teams against Swan Districts
.

Ralph made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 1 of the 1984 season in the second biggest victory the Blues have ever managed, against 1983 minor premiers North Melbourne. He kicked nine goals in a score of 31.13 (199), and after seven matches had kicked 35 goals; however for the rest of his three seasons at Carlton, injuries and effective strategies by opposing coaches led to him alternating between the seniors and reserves. Nonetheless, Ralph played a sensational game at VFL Park in the 1984 Qualifying Final, where he kicked eight of Carlton's fourteen goals. A knee injury disrupted him early in the 1985 season, and it was not until late in 1986 that Ralph showed any approach to his early promise, kicking twelve goals in the last two home-and-away games against Footscray and Melbourne. However, a poor performance in the Qualifying Final against the Swans saw him play in the Blues' reserves premiership team.

However, Ralph soon had a falling-out with coach

Jimmy and Phil Krakouer played) were refused.[2] Consequently, Ralph returned to Claremont, where in more suitable conditions he showed he had not lost his old touch, playing an important role in Claremont's all-conquering 1987 season with 75 goals including ten in the second semi against Subiaco, equalling Darren Bennett's record from the previous season.[6] Ralph played briefly with Glenelg in 1988, and then returned to Claremont the following season
, playing his last match in the Grand Final.

References

  1. ^ These tallies refer to premiership matches (home and away and finals matches) only.
  2. ^ a b Where Are They Now: Warren Ralph
  3. ^ Hopkins, Colin; "Melville Will Be Hand in Finals"; The West Australian, 25 August 1980, p. 96
  4. ^ Claremont Football Club: Individual Honors
  5. ^ Warren Ralph at Blueseum
  6. ISBN 1863210091

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