Rowley Flynne

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 career^1
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

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).

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

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. AFL Tables: Rowley Flynne
5. Sunshine Advocate,"Sunshine Footballers Win Premiership Comfortably", 18 September 1936, p. 3