Neville Way
St Kilda · “Inky”
AFL career
8 games7 goals
- Debut
- R7 1942 v COL20 June 1942
- Most recent
- R15 1942 v RCH15 Aug 1942
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the West Australian Goldfields town of Boulder, Neville Way found his path to VFL football dictated by the exigencies of the Second World War. Enlisting in the Navy at just 18, he was stationed in Victoria and managed eight games for St Kilda in 1942, impressing as a strong-marking forward and occasional ruckman who could find the goals. His time at the Junction Oval was a brief wartime cameo, as he soon moved to South Australia to study medicine, where he subsequently forged a brilliant career in the SANFL. Way became a legend at Norwood, captaining the Redlegs and playing in two premiership sides, ultimately ensuring he is remembered as a decorated state league star rather than a mere footnote on St Kilda's historical list.
Profile
- Born
- 16 Mar 1924
- Died
- 13 June 2018 (aged 94y 89d)
- Birthplace
- Boulder, WA
- Deathplace
- Salter Point, WA
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the West Australian Goldfields town of Boulder, Neville Way found his path to VFL football dictated by the exigencies of the Second World War. Enlisting in the Navy at just 18, he was stationed in Victoria and managed eight games for St Kilda in 1942, impressing as a strong-marking forward and occasional ruckman who could find the goals. His time at the Junction Oval was a brief wartime cameo, as he soon moved to South Australia to study medicine, where he subsequently forged a brilliant career in the SANFL. Way became a legend at Norwood, captaining the Redlegs and playing in two premiership sides, ultimately ensuring he is remembered as a decorated state league star rather than a mere footnote on St Kilda's historical list.