Noel Rayson

Noel Rayson
Personal information
Birth	24 May 1933
Recruited from	Newtown/Chilwell
Height and weight	179cm / 72.5 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Geelong (1950-58) 95 games, 210 goals South Melbourne (1958-59) 12 games, 18 goals Total - 107 Games, 228 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1959 season
Career highlights
VFL Leading Goal-kicker 1955 (77 goals)

Noel Rayson (born 24 May 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and South Melbourne during his ten year career in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Rayson joined the Geelong football team at the age of 16, and it was just past his 17th birthday when he played his first game. He played few games during his first few seasons, as Geelong had won successive flags. He also twice represented Victoria.

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Noel Rayson's statistics from AFL Tables

Coleman Medal winners

The Coleman Medal was established in 1981, with retrospective awards dating back to 1955. Prior to that, the award was known as the Leading Goalkicker Medal.

1955: Rayson • 1956: Young • 1957: Collins • 1958: Brewer • 1959: Evans • 1960: Evans • 1961: Carroll • 1962: Wade • 1963: Peck • 1964: Peck • 1965: Peck • 1966: Fordham • 1967: Wade • 1968: Hudson • 1969: Wade • 1970: Hudson • 1971: Hudson • 1972: McKenna • 1973: McKenna • 1974: Wade • 1975: Matthews • 1976: Donohue • 1977: Hudson • 1978: Templeton • 1979: Templeton • 1980: Roach • 1981: Roach • 1982: Blight • 1983: Quinlan • 1984: Quinlan • 1985: Beasley • 1986: Taylor • 1987: Lockett • 1988: Dunstall • 1989: Dunstall • 1990: Longmire • 1991: Lockett • 1992: Dunstall • 1993: Ablett • 1994: Ablett • 1995: Ablett • 1996: Lockett • 1997: Modra • 1998: Lockett • 1999: Cummings • 2000: Lloyd • 2001: Lloyd • 2002: Neitz • 2003: Lloyd • 2004: Gehrig • 2005: Gehrig • 2006: Fevola • 2007: Brown • 2008: Franklin • 2009: Fevola • 2010: Riewoldt • 2011: Franklin

Geelong Football Club • Leading Goalkickers

1897: James • 1898: James • 1899: James • 1900: Lockwood • 1901: Coles • 1902: Woods • 1903: Woods • 1904: Woods • 1905: Woods • 1906: Roebuck • 1907: Sherry • 1908: Hardiman • 1909: Martini • 1910: Martini • 1911: Martini • 1912: Martini • 1913: Martini • 1914: Martini • 1915: Brownlees • 1917: Martini • 1918: Martini • 1919: Martini • 1920: Rankin • 1921: Rankin • 1922: Rankin • 1923: Rankin • 1924: Hagger • 1925: Hagger • 1926: Hagger • 1927: Hagger • 1928: Chambers • 1929: Plunkett • 1930: Kuhlken • 1931: Moloney • 1932: Moloney • 1933: Moloney • 1934: Metherell • 1935: Evans • 1936: Metherell • 1937: Metherell • 1938: Helmer • 1939: Glenister • 1940: Grant • 1941: White • 1944: White • 1945: V. Nankervis • 1946: Renfrey • 1947: White • 1948: White • 1949: White • 1950: Gonion • 1951: Gonion • 1952: Gonion • 1953: Gonion • 1954: Flanagan • 1955: Rayson • 1956: Rayson • 1957: Rayson • 1958: Trezise • 1959: Wooler • 1960: Wooler • 1961: Wade • 1962: Wade • 1963: Wade • 1964: Wade • 1965: Andrews • 1966: Wade • 1967: Wade • 1968: Wade • 1969: Wade • 1970: Wade • 1971: Wade • 1972: Wade • 1973: Clarke • 1974: Sarah • 1975: I. Nankveris/Donohue • 1976: Donohue • 1977: Donohue • 1978: Donohue • 1979: Clarke • 1980: Bright • 1981: Bright • 1982: Turner • 1983: Bright • 1984: Jackson • 1985: Ablett, Sr. • 1986: Ablett, Sr. • 1987: Lidner • 1988: Ablett, Sr. • 1989: Ablett, Sr. • 1990: Ablett, Sr. • 1991: Brownless • 1992: Brownless • 1993: Ablett, Sr. • 1994: Ablett, Sr. • 1995: Ablett, Sr. • 1996: Ablett, Sr. • 1997: Burns • 1998: Burns/Spinks • 1999: Burns • 2000: Burns/Mensch • 2001: Burns/Graham • 2002: Kingsley • 2003: Kingsley • 2004: Kingsley • 2005: Kingsley • 2006: Ablett, Jr. • 2007: Mooney • 2008: Johnson • 2009: Mooney • 2010: Johnson • 2011: Podsiadly

Noel Rayson was also the first Coleman Medal winner in 1955 with a total of 77 goals.

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Name	Rayson, Noel
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Date of birth	24 May 1933
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