Maxwell George Rippon (11 October 1920 – 12 July 1985) was an

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er who played with Fitzroy, South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Rippon was a wingman, who arrived at Fitzroy from Heatherton. He didn't have much impact in his one-season stints with Fitzroy and South Melbourne but was a regular fixture in the St Kilda team for three seasons. While at St Kilda in 1945 he had a teammate, Ted Rippon, who was his uncle. In 1946 he represented Victoria in an interstate fixture against South Australia. Once he left the VFL he continued his football career in the Victorian Football Association, with

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.'' The Argus'
"Carlton Man Declared North Player"
20 May 1948, p. 12

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Max Rippon's playing statistics
from The VFA Project 1920 births 1985 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Fitzroy Football Club players Sydney Swans players St Kilda Football Club players Brighton Football Club players People from Cheltenham, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub