Ronald James Cabble (born 10 February 1938) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Hawthorn
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Plants
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of William James Cabble (1903-1960), and Ruby Fleetwood Cabble (1905-2003), née Croft, Ronald James Cabble was born on 10 February 1938.
Education
He attended
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, International Baccalaureate, day school, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as ...
as a boarder from 1953 to 1955. He was a member of the school's tennis team.
He was also a member of the school's football team in 1954 — he was one of six from Caulfield Grammar selected to play for a combined
Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (ASGV) team against
Melbourne High School
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on 13 August 1954 — and, along with
John Schultz and
Ron Evans
Ronald Barry Evans AM (7 July 1939 – 9 March 2007) was an Australian rules footballer, Chairman of the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1998 to 2007, as well as President of the Essendon Football Club from 1988 to 1992.
Education
E ...
, he was a member of the school's First XVIII that won its fourth consecutive ASGV premiership in 1955.
Football
Hawthorn (VFL)
Having played well with the Seconds during the year, he was selected for his first game,
against Geelong on 10 August 1957.
In his fourth game for the Hawthorn First XVIII he played in the forward pocket, kicking 3 goals, and named among the team's best players, in the team
that defeated Carlton in the 1957 First Semi-Final, at the M.C.G., on 31 August 1957, 10.11 (71) to 6.12 (48). The match was remarkable for two reasons: the M.C.G. was swept by a fierce hail-storm just before the start of the third quarter, and it was the first-ever VFL Finals appearance for Hawthorn. His fifth game was two weeks later, in the Preliminary final,
which Hawthorn 11.10 (76) lost to Melbourne 22.12 (144).
In his time at Hawthorn he played in 35 senior games, kicked 14 goals; and, as a half-forward flanker, played in Hawthorn's VFL Second XVIII premiership teams of 1958, and 1959.
Old Caulfield Grammarians (VAFA)
On leaving Hawthorn he played two seasons (1964 and 1965)
B Section—Second Semi-Final, ''The Age'', (Monday, 13 September 1965), p.22.
/ref> with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club
Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, is an Australian rules football club based in Caulfield East, Victoria. The club, composed of Caulfield Grammar School alumni is, along with Old Melburnians, the (equal) second oldest consecutively competi ...
in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) until a knee injury forced his retirement from football.
Notes
References
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External links
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Bradshaw, Rachel, "The foundations of Hawk success", ''hawthornfc.com.au'', 5 September 2018.
Caulfield Grammarians Complete Player List: Season Debut & Player Number, ''Caulfield Grammarians Football Club'', 2015
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Living people
1938 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Hawthorn Football Club players
People educated at Caulfield Grammar School