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Ronald William Shapter (1 July 1905 – 3 November 1977) 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 with South Melbourne,
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and
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in the
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(VFL) during the 1930s. A ruckman and forward from the Queenscliff Football Club, Shapter was 24 when he made his VFL debut in the opening round of the 1930 season, with future club great Bob Pratt also playing his first game. He spent just two seasons at South Melbourne, both under coach
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, but didn't miss any of the club's first 17 games while he was at the club. After struggling to command a regular place in the team in 1931, Shapter left for Fitzroy, while South Melbourne would two years later win the premiership. He made only one appearance for Fitzroy in 1932 but cemented a spot in the lineup from round six of the 1933 season only to be on the outer again in 1934. Shapter spent 1935 as captain-coach Port Melbourne in the
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. The left footer returned to the VFL the following year, with Essendon, but could only add two more senior games to his tally. He then returned to his original club Queenscliff as their captain-coach.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shapter, Ron 1905 births 1977 deaths Sydney Swans players Fitzroy Football Club players Essendon Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)