Ray Potter

For the English footballer, see Ray Potter (footballer).

Thomas Raymond Potter (4 June 1925 – 23 February 2000)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.^[3]

Ray Potter
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Raymond Potter
Date of birth	(1925-06-04)4 June 1925
Date of death	23 February 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 74)
Place of death	Stawell, Victoria[1]
Original team(s)	Stawell
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945, 1947	Richmond	02 00(3)
1947–1951	Preston (VFA)	34 (145)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Career highlights
VFA Leading Goal-kicker 1948
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Potter shared his league debut with Don Fraser in the opening round of the 1945 VFL season, when Richmond took on Footscray at Punt Road. He kicked two goals to help his club win by 10 points. Potter didn't appear again until early in the 1947 season when Richmond lost to Melbourne.

The forward had more success in the Victorian Football Association, kicking 84 goals for Preston in 1948 to become the first player from the club to win the VFA Leading Goal-kicker award.