Wal Gunnyon

Wal Gunnyon
Personal information
Full nameWalter Gunnyon
Date of birth16 May 1895
Place of birthStawell, Victoria
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1915, 1919-1921
1922-1927
South Fremantle
St Kilda
Oakleigh
54 (?)
63 (21)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
1921Western Australia2 (2)

Walter "Wally" Gunnyon (born 16 May 1895) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL in the 1920s.

Playing career

Gunnyon played four seasons with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, playing 54 games. He represented Western Australia in the 1921 Perth Carnival.[1][2]

In 1922 Gunnyon transferred to St Kilda in the VFL going on to play 63 games for the club, the latter games in an unfamiliar defensive role. He left the club for the VFA in 1927 where he joined the newly established Oakleigh.

War service

Gunnyon enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in November 1915, serving in France.[3]

References

  1. "SOUTH FREMANTLE LEAGUE PLAYERS 1900 - 2010". South Fremantle Football Club. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INTERSTATE FOOTBALL REPRESENTATIVES 1904 - 2010". West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. "Walter Gunnyon – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

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