Ralton Ashton "Rowley" Flynne (12 January 1913 – 20 August 2003)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Rowley Flynne
Personal information
Full name Ralton Ashton Flynne
Date of birth (1913-01-12)12 January 1913
Place of birth Coburg, Victoria[1]
Date of death 20 August 2003(2003-08-20) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Church of Christ, Windsor
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935 South Melbourne 4 (0)
1937 Footscray 9 (0)
Total 13 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fynne played his early football for the Church of Christ in Windsor.[3] He made four league appearances for South Melbourne in the 1935 VFL season.[4] The club made the grand final that season, but Flynne didn't take part in the finals series.[4] He played for Sunshine in 1936 and was a member of their premiership team,[5] before returning to the VFL the following year, with Footscray.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
  2. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ^ a b c AFL Tables: Rowley Flynne
  5. ^ Sunshine Advocate,"Sunshine Footballers Win Premiership Comfortably", 18 September 1936, p. 3