Max Rippon

Maxwell George Rippon (11 October 1920 – 12 July 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Max Rippon
Personal information
Full name	Maxwell George Rippon
Date of birth	(1920-10-11)11 October 1920
Place of birth	Cheltenham, Victoria
Date of death	12 July 1985(1985-07-12) (aged 64)[1]
Place of death	Parkdale, Victoria
Original team(s)	Heatherton
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1943	Fitzroy	02 (0)
1944	South Melbourne	04 (0)
1945–1947	St Kilda	41 (4)
1948	Brighton (VFA)
Total		47 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rippon was a wingman, who arrived at Fitzroy from Heatherton. He didn't have much impact in his one-season stints with Fitzroy and South Melbourne, but was a regular fixture in the St Kilda team for three seasons.^[2] While at St Kilda in 1945 he had a teammate, Ted Rippon, who was his uncle.^[3] In 1946, he represented Victoria in an interstate fixture against South Australia. Once he left the VFL he continued his football career in the Victorian Football Association with Brighton.^[4]