Ron Cabble

Ronald James Cabble (born 10 February 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Ron Cabble
Personal information
Full name	Ronald James Cabble
Date of birth	(1938-02-10) 10 February 1938 (age 87)
Original team(s)	Koo-wee-rup / Caulfield Grammar
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1957–62	Hawthorn	35 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William James Cabble (1903-1960),^[2][3] and Ruby Fleetwood Cabble (1905-2003), née Croft,^[4] Ronald James Cabble was born on 10 February 1938.

Education

He attended Caulfield Grammar School as a boarder from 1953 to 1955.^[5] He was a member of the school's tennis team.^[6]

He was also a member of the school's football team in 1954 — he was one of six from Caulfield Grammar selected to play for a combined Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (ASGV) team against Melbourne High School on 13 August 1954^[7][8] — and, along with John Schultz and Ron Evans, he was a member of the school's First XVIII that won its fourth consecutive ASGV premiership in 1955.^[9]

Football

Hawthorn (VFL)

Having played well with the Seconds during the year, he was selected for his first game, against Geelong on 10 August 1957.^[10][11]

In his fourth game for the Hawthorn First XVIII he played in the forward pocket, kicking 3 goals, and named among the team's best players,^[12] in the team that defeated Carlton in the 1957 First Semi-Final, at the M.C.G., on 31 August 1957, 10.11 (71) to 6.12 (48). The match was remarkable for two reasons: the M.C.G. was swept by a fierce hail-storm just before the start of the third quarter,^[13] and it was the first-ever VFL Finals appearance for Hawthorn. His fifth game was two weeks later, in the Preliminary final, which Hawthorn 11.10 (76) lost to Melbourne 22.12 (144).^[14]

In his time at Hawthorn he played in 35 senior games, kicked 14 goals; and, as a half-forward flanker, played in Hawthorn's VFL Second XVIII premiership teams of 1958,^[15][16] and 1959.^[17]

Old Caulfield Grammarians (VAFA)

On leaving Hawthorn he played two seasons (1964 and 1965)^[18][19] with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) until a knee injury forced his retirement from football.