Wally Southern
Geelong, St Kilda and South Melbourne · “Wally”
AFL career
31 games13 goals
- Debut
- R7 1941 v RCH14 June 1941
- Most recent
- R16 1946 v GEE10 Aug 1946
Stats
Bio
Recruited from North Geelong, Wally Southern was a serviceable utility whose VFL career was heavily defined by the turbulence of the Second World War. After managing a single senior appearance for the Pivotonians in 1941, his momentum was stalled when Geelong withdrew from the competition due to wartime travel restrictions. Southern briefly surfaced at South Melbourne in 1943 for a solitary game—a common occurrence for displaced Geelong footballers during the recess—before returning to Kardinia Park in 1944. That season proved to be his most consistent, as he missed only one match and booted 11 goals, operating primarily as a flanker capable of hitting the scoreboard. Following a short stint at St Kilda in 1946, Southern crossed the border to South Australia to play for Sturt, where he eventually captained the seconds and won the B-Grade Magarey Medal in 1952.
Profile
- Full name
- Wally Walter Southern
- Born
- 26 Oct 1921
- Died
- 08 Mar 2003 (aged 81y 133d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton North, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from North Geelong, Wally Southern was a serviceable utility whose VFL career was heavily defined by the turbulence of the Second World War. After managing a single senior appearance for the Pivotonians in 1941, his momentum was stalled when Geelong withdrew from the competition due to wartime travel restrictions. Southern briefly surfaced at South Melbourne in 1943 for a solitary game—a common occurrence for displaced Geelong footballers during the recess—before returning to Kardinia Park in 1944. That season proved to be his most consistent, as he missed only one match and booted 11 goals, operating primarily as a flanker capable of hitting the scoreboard. Following a short stint at St Kilda in 1946, Southern crossed the border to South Australia to play for Sturt, where he eventually captained the seconds and won the B-Grade Magarey Medal in 1952.