Ron Kingston (10 October 1931 – 15 March 1997)
was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er, who played in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL). He was a member of what the historian
Manning Clark
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calle
“that great half-back line of Lucas, Kingston, and Tuck”.His spring and high-marking ability allowed him to hold the key position of center-half-back, even though he was 4 cm shorter than either of his flankers,
Lucas
Lucas or LUCAS may refer to:
People
* Lucas (surname)
* Lucas (given name)
Arts and entertainment
* Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk"
* ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities
* ''L ...
, and
Tuck.
References
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Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Collingwood Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club premiership players
Cooee Football Club players
1931 births
1997 deaths
VFL/AFL premiership players
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