Ivan Rowland Porter (8 September 1918 – 31 October 1990)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Ivan Porter
Personal information
Full name Ivan Rowland Porter
Date of birth (1918-09-08)8 September 1918
Place of birth Armadale, Victoria
Date of death 31 October 1990(1990-10-31) (aged 72)
Original team(s) Prahran
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–39 Prahran (VFA) 20 (39)
1944–46 Melbourne 25 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Porter's football career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Ivan Porter - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 672. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: Ivan Rowland Porter". Department of Veterans Affairs.

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