Full Name: RAY POULTER
Date of Birth: 10/03/1929
Height: 183 cm ( 6-0 )
Weight: 92 kg ( 14-7 )
Guernsey: 24/29/30
Debut: 06/07/1946, Round 11, Hawthorn
Last Game: 18/08/1956, Round 18, St Kilda
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1946-56
Total Games: 170
Total Goals: 351
Honours: Leading Goalkicker 1949 Goals 51, 1950 Goals 56, 1955 Goals 49, Victorian Representative Team 1951-56 Games 3 Goals 2.
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1945-48, 1953, 1956
Total Games: 38
Total Goals:
Honours: Premiership 1946
BIOGRAPHY
Ray was a strongly built centre-half-forward nicknamed “Big Joe”. Recruited from Greensborough he was also a member of the Reserves’ 1946 Premiership side. Although considered lazy on the training track, he was a strong mark and thumping left foot kick. He was consistently among the leading goalkickers and won the Goalkicking award in 1949, 1950 and 1955. His highest individual tally was 8 which he kicked against St.Kilda in 1948 and Carlton in 1955. He scored 5 goals of more 19 times; ran second in the Best and Fairest award; and was awarded Life Membership in 1955. He also represented Victoria three times. He was cleared to Castlemaine to coach on January 14th 1957 and went on to win the Bendigo League Goalkicking award in 1958. He now lives in Queensland.
His father Joe Poulter played 83 games with Collingwood between 1923 and 1927 including the 1927 Premiership side. He then played 37 games with South Melbourne in 1928 and 1929. Ray is also the brother-in-law of former Richmond full-back Allan Cations.
PRE RICHMOND
Greensborough 1944.
POST RICHMOND
Castlemaine Captain/Coach 1957-59, Games 43, Goals 164 ( Honours - Club Leading Goalkicker 1957 Goals 69, Competition Leading Goalkicker 1958 Goals 81, League Representative Team Games 2 Goals 1 ) ; Harcourt Captain/Coach 1961, Games 20, Goals 82 ( Honours -Competition Leading Goalkicker 1961 Goals 82 ).
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