Full name Ralph Lancaster Position(s) Rover Height/Weight 170 cm / 66 kg | Date of birth 25 November 1907 Name Ralph Lancaster | |
Date of death 28 August 1942(1942-08-28) (aged 34) |
Ralph Lancaster (25 November 1907 – 28 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lancaster was recruited locally, from Geelong College. A rover, he kicked 20 goals in his debut season and the following year was a reserve in Geelong's 1930 VFL Grand Final loss to Collingwood.
During World War II, Lancaster served in New Guinea as a Gunner with the Royal Australian Artillery and died on 28 August 1942.
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