Ron Clegg

Ron Clegg
Personal information
Date of birth	17 November 1927
Date of death	23 August 1990(1990-08-23) (aged 62)
Original team(s)	Melbourne Boys League
Height / weight	183 cm / 84 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1960	South Melbourne	231 (156)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1958–1959	South Melbourne	36 (15–21–0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Career highlights
Brownlow Medal 1949 Runner Up Brownlow Medal 1951 South Melbourne Best & Fairest 1948, 1949, 1951 South Melbourne captain 1953-1954, 1957-1960 South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Team of the Century Victorian representative (15 games, 7 goals)

Ron "Smokey" Clegg (17 November 1927 – 23 August 1990) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.

A brilliant key position player at either centre half-forward or centre half-back, he was awarded the Brownlow Medal in 1949 while playing with the then South Melbourne Football Club. He won the club's Best and Fairest award three times.

In 1996 Clegg was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

References

Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 50. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
AFL Hall of Fame

Captains of the South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans

1897–1898: Fraser 1899: Adamson 1900: Windley 1901: Trim 1902: Windley 1903: Fogarty 1904–1905: McGee 1906: Howson 1907–1908: Dolphin 1909: Ricketts 1910–1911: Thomas 1912: Ricketts 1913: H. Kelly 1914–1915; 1917:* Belcher 1918–1919: Caldwell 1920: Belcher 1921: Willis 1922: Tandy 1923–1925: P. Scanlan 1926–1927: Pannam 1928: J. Scanlan 1929: Stanbridge 1930–1931: J. Scanlan 1932: Leonard 1933–1936: Bisset 1937: Nash 1938–1945: Matthews 1946–1948: Graham 1949: Lucas 1950–1952: Lane 1953–1954: Clegg 1955: Gunn 1956: Gillett 1957–1960: Clegg 1961–1971: Skilton 1972: Rantall 1973–1976: Bedford 1977–1979: Quade 1980–1984: Round 1984–1985: Browning 1986–1992: Carroll 1993–2002: P. Kelly 2003–2005: Maxfield 2006–2007: Hall/Kirk/Barry 2008: Hall/Barry/Bolton 2009–2010: Bolton/Goodes/Kirk 2011–2012: Goodes/McVeigh 2013–2016: Jack/McVeigh 2017–: Kennedy

*South Melbourne did not participate in the VFL in 1916 due to World War I

Coaches of the South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans

1909: Ricketts 1910–1911: Thomas 1912: Ricketts 1913: H. Kelly 1914–1917: Belcher 1918–1919: Elms/Howson 1920: Hiskins 1921: Wood 1922: Cazaly 1923–1928: Pannam 1929: Caldwell 1929: Fleiter 1930–1931: Scanlan 1932: Leonard 1933–1936: Bisset 1935: Diggins 1937–1938: Cazaly 1939: Matthews 1940: Baggott 1941–1944: J. Kelly 1945–1948: Adams 1948–1949: Hale 1950–1952: Lane 1953: Nash 1954–1957: Matthews 1958–1959: Clegg 1960–1961: Faul 1962–1964: McMahen 1965–1966: Skilton 1965: Lahiff 1967–1968: Miller 1969–1972: Smith 1973–1975: John 1976–1977: Stewart 1978: Tuddenham 1979–1981: Stewart 1982–1984: Quade 1984: Franklin 1984: Hammond 1985: Northey 1986–1988: Hafey 1989–1991: Kinnear 1992–1993: Buckenara 1993: Scott 1993–1995: Barassi 1996–2002: Eade 2002–2010: Roos 2011–: Longmire

Italics denote caretaker coach

Sydney Swans · Team of the Century

Full-back	John Rantall John Heriot Vic Belcher

Half-back	Bill Faul Ron Clegg Dennis Carroll

Centre	David Murphy Greg Williams Herbie Matthews

Half-forward	Tony Morwood Laurie Nash Gerard Healy

Full-forward	Bob Pratt Tony Lockett Paul Kelly

Ruck	Barry Round Peter Bedford Bob Skilton (c)

Interchange	Bill Williams Stephen Wright Daryn Cresswell Fred Goldsmith Mark Bayes Harry Clarke Mark Tandy

Coach	Jack Bissett

1949 Sporting Life Team of the Year

Defenders Charlie Sutton (Footscray) Shane McGrath (Melbourne) Don Cordner (Melbourne) Marcel Hilsz (Perth) Bert Deacon (Carlton) Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Midfielders Des Healey (Collingwood) Ern Henfry (Carlton) Stan Heal (West Perth)

Forwards Bob Hank (West Torrens) Fred Flanagan (Geelong) Les Foote (North Melbourne) Bill Morris (Richmond) John Coleman (Essendon) Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle)

Followers Jack Howell (Carlton) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Steve Marsh (South Fremantle)

1951 Sporting Life Team of the Year

Defenders John Marriott (Norwood) Ian McKay (North Adelaide) Charlie Sutton (Footscray) Harold McDonald (Port Adelaide) Brian Faehse (West Adelaide) Fred Buttsworth (West Perth)

Midfielders Arthur Hodgson (Carlton) Bob Rose (Collingwood) Lyall Griffin (North Adelaide)

Forwards Bob Davis (Geelong) Ron Clegg (South Melbourne) Jim Deane (South Adelaide) Allan Crabb (Glenelg) John Coleman (Essendon) Fos Williams (Port Adelaide)

Followers Bill Morris (Richmond) Jack Whelan (Brunswick) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

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