Gordon Rattray

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Gordon Rattray
Personal information
Date of birth	19 October 1898
Date of death	1964
Original team	Wesley College
Debut	1933, Fitzroy
Height/Weight	180 cm / 76 kg
Playing career¹
Fitzroy (1917) (1919–24) (1928) 87 games, 65 goals
Coaching career
Melbourne (1924) 16 games, 4 wins, 12 losses Fitzroy (1928) (1937–39) 72 games, 25 wins, 46 losses, 1 draw
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1939 season.

Gordon Kitchener Rattray (born 19 October 1898 - 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Fitzroy in the VFL.

The son of Bruce Rattray (?-1932), Gordon Kitchener Rattray was born on born 19 October 1898 at Shepparton. He was educated at Wesley College.

He was the first to use the torpedo punt.^[1]

A half forward flanker, Rattray debuted for Fitzroy in 1917 but his progress was stalled when he missed the following season due to military service. Rattray came back to the club in 1919 and won their best and fairest trophy. He won it again in 1921 and was a premiership player in 1922. In 1923 he became club captain and led them to the Grand Final which they lost to Essendon.

He left Fitzroy after the 1924 season and joined Brighton in the VFA as a playing coach and twice took the club to the decider. In 1928 he returned to Fitzroy and played what would be his final season, as captain-coach. During his career he represented Victoria at interstate football 5 times.

References

↑ Fitzroy Has Never Lacked Courage, The Argus Weekend Magazine, (Saturday, 6 August 1949), p.3.

External links

Gordon Rattray's statistics from AFL Tables
Allthestats
Fullpointsfooty
World War I Service Record: Gordon Kitchener Rattray (38070)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Percy Wilson	Coach of the Melbourne Football Club 1924	Succeeded by Albert Chadwick

v t e Fitzroy Football Club 1922 VFL Premiers

Fitzroy 11.13 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 12. Lethbridge 2. Molan 3. Fergie 4. Jenkin 5. Elliott 6. Gale 7. Rattray 8. Taylor 9. Freake 10. Wigraft 16. Williams 17. Atkinson 18. Sherry 24. McCracken 27. Corrigan 28. Donnellan 29. Collins 30. Parratt

Coach: Belcher

Captains of the Fitzroy Football Club

1897: Cleary
1898–1900: Sloan
1901–1902: McSpeerin
1903–1905: Brosnan
1906–1907: Jenkins
1908–1910: Sharp
1911: McLennan
1912: Cooper
1913: Walker
1914–1915: Parratt
1916: Johnson
1917–1918: Holden
1919: Johnson
1920–1921: Parratt
1921–1922: Lethbridge
1923: Rattray
1924–1925: Atkinson
1926: Adams
1927: Wigraft
1928: Rattray
1929: Chapman
1930–1931: Niven
1932: Bunton
1932–1933: Sexton
1933: Moriarty
1934: Cashman
1934: Davies
1935: Cameron
1936–1937: Bunton
1938–1941: Curcio
1942: Hearn
1943–1947: Hughson
1948: Ruthven
1949–1950: Smith
1950–1954: Ruthven
1955–1957: Stephen
1958–1961: Gale
1962: Abrahams
1963–1964: Murray
1965–1966: Rogerson
1966: Hayes
1967–1972: Murray
1973–1977: Murphy
1978: Merrigan
1979–1980: Alexander
1981–1984: Wilson
1985–1987: Rendell
1988–1990: Roos
1991: Osborne
1992–1994: Roos
1995–1996: Boyd

v t e Coaches of the Melbourne Football Club

1907–1909: Hall 1910: Drohan 1912–1913: Hall 1914: Incigneri 1915: McKenzie 1919: Heinz 1920: Brosnan 1921–1923: Wilson 1924: Rattray 1925–1927: Chadwick 1928–1932: Warne-Smith 1933–1941: Hughes 1942–1944: Beames 1945–1948: Hughes 1949–1951: La Fontaine 1952–1967: Smith 1964: Barassi 1965: Hughes 1968–1970: Beckwith 1971–1973: Ridley 1974–1977: Skilton 1978: Jones 1979–1980: Ditterich 1981–1985: Barassi 1986–1992: Northey 1993–1997: Balme 1997: Hutchison 1998–2007: Daniher 2007: Riley 2008–2011: Bailey 2011: Viney 2012–2013: Neeld 2013: Craig 2014–: Roos

Italics denote caretaker coach

v t e Coaches of the Fitzroy Football Club

1911–1912: Moriarty 1913–1915: Parratt 1916–1919: Holden 1919: Melling 1920–1921: Parratt 1922–1924: Belcher 1925: Lethbridge 1926–1927: Belcher 1928: Rattray 1929: Ringrose 1929: Freake 1930–1931: Niven 1932–1933: Maher 1934: Wigraft 1934: Cashman 1935: Rowe 1936: Bunton 1937–1939: Rattray 1940–1942: Minogue 1943–1947: Hughson 1945: Hillard 1948: Cameron 1949–1951: N. Smith 1952–1954: Ruthven 1955–1957: Stephen 1956: Curcio 1958–1962: L. Smith 1961: Edwards 1963–1964: Murray 1963: Clark 1964: Williams 1965–1970: Stephen 1968: Slocum 1971–1974: Donaldson 1974: Campbell 1975–1977: Rose 1978: Campbell 1979–1980: Stephen 1981–1985: Walls 1986–1988: Parkin 1989–1990: Austin 1991–1994: Shaw 1995: Quinlan 1995: McConnell 1996: Nunan 1996: McConnell

Italics denote caretaker coach

Mitchell Medal · Fitzroy Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1898: Grace
1899: Hickey
1900: Grace
1903: Trotter
1904: Sharp
1905: Millis
1906: Millis
1907: Bailes/Johnson
1908: Milne/Holden
1909: Walker/Lambert
1910: Milne
1911: Cooper
1912: McLennan
1913: McLennan
1914: Cooper
1915: Holden
1918: Freake
1920: Wigraft
1921: Rattray
1922: Atkinson
1923: Collins
1924: Wigraft
1925: Wigraft
1926: Jenkin
1927: Moriarty
1934: Bunton
1935: Bunton
1943: Hughson
1944: Ruthven
1945: Ruthven
1946: Ruthven
1947: Johnstone
1948: Ruthven
1949: Ruthven
1950: Stephen
1951: Chanter
1952: Broderick
1953: Furness
1954: Stephen
1955: Furness
1956: Murray
1957: Campbell
1958: Murray
1959: Harvey
1960: Murray
1961: Murray
1962: Murray
1963: Murray
1964: Murray
1965: Brown
1966: Brown
1967: Brown
1968: Murray/Murphy
1969: Murray
1970: Murphy
1971: Murphy
1972: Wilson
1973: Murphy
1974: Merrigan
1975: Irwin
1976: Wilson
1977: Murphy
1978: Wilson
1979: Wilson
1980: Wilson
1981: Alexander
1982: Rendell
1983: Rendell
1984: Thornton
1985: Roos
1986: Roos
1987: McIvor
1988: Kappler
1989: Pert
1990: Clayton
1991: Roos
1992: Roos
1993: Lynch
1994: Roos
1995: Boyd
1996: Pike

Persondata
Name	Rattray, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer and coach
Date of birth	19 October 1898
Place of birth
Date of death	1964
Place of death

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