Ron Battams

Ronald Henry Battams (16 April 1928 – 13 August 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Ron Battams
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Henry Battams
Date of birth	(1928-04-16)16 April 1928
Place of birth	Berri, South Australia
Date of death	13 August 2004(2004-08-13) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death	Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Seaford / Flinders Naval Depot
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1952	St Kilda	3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Battams who was in the Australian Navy managed to squeeze in 3 VFL games before the demands of duty restricted his chances. He was recruited from the Flinders Naval Depot. In 1954 and 1955 he was playing for the Sydney Naval team in the NSWFL.^[3] He had won the team's best and fairest in 1954.

Notes

1. "BATTAMS, Ronald Henry". Berri Barmera Council.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
3. "Australian National Football Record" (PDF). Australian National Football League. 30 April 1955.

External links

• Ron Battams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ron Battams at AustralianFootball.com