Ray Harper
St Kilda, Carlton and North Melbourne
AFL career
39 games0 goals
- Debut
- R17 1919 v FIT6 Sept 1919
- Most recent
- R9 1925 v CAR27 June 1925
Stats
Bio
Ray Harper was a disciplined defender and schoolteacher whose VFL career spanned three clubs during a transformational era for the league. Originally from Byaduk in the Western District, he established himself at St Kilda after captaining the Old Brightonians, earning a reputation for reliability and diligence that saw him win the Saints' "Most Attentive to Training" award in 1922. A move to Carlton in 1924 was facilitated by his teaching placement in nearby Parkville, though his time at Princes Park was brief and limited to just two senior appearances. Harper ultimately etched his name into football folklore in 1925 by crossing to North Melbourne, where he became one of the club's inaugural VFL players (Shinboner #29) as the Northerners entered the major league.
Profile
- Full name
- Ray A. Harper
- Born
- 26 July 1900
- Died
- 10 Mar 1935 (aged 34y 227d)
- Birthplace
- Byaduk, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRay Harper was a disciplined defender and schoolteacher whose VFL career spanned three clubs during a transformational era for the league. Originally from Byaduk in the Western District, he established himself at St Kilda after captaining the Old Brightonians, earning a reputation for reliability and diligence that saw him win the Saints' "Most Attentive to Training" award in 1922. A move to Carlton in 1924 was facilitated by his teaching placement in nearby Parkville, though his time at Princes Park was brief and limited to just two senior appearances. Harper ultimately etched his name into football folklore in 1925 by crossing to North Melbourne, where he became one of the club's inaugural VFL players (Shinboner #29) as the Northerners entered the major league.