John Rantall

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John "Mopsy" Rantall (born 9 September 1943) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Originally from Cobden, Rantall moved to the South Melbourne Football Club where he debuted in 1963. He moved to North Melbourne with the intention of playing in a premiership side in 1973 and got his wish - winning in 1975 and moving back to South for 1976.

He moved to Fitzroy for one last season in 1980, where he played 6 games and broke the VFL games record (which has since been broken by Kevin Bartlett and Michael Tuck).

In total, Rantall played 336 games - 260 for the Swans (a club record), 70 for the Kangaroos and 6 for the Lions.