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Ron
ANDREWS
Ron
ANDREWS
1984
KEY DEFENDER
191cm
87kg
Recruited From
Essendon
Collingwood Debut
Round 3, 1984
Date of Birth
13 May 1955
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CFC GAMES
8
CFC GOALS
3
Finals
852
CFC Debut Number
CAREER AVERAGES
Disposals
6.5
Kicks
4.3
Handballs
2.2
Goals
1.3

Ex-Redan player who was a tremendous favorite with Essendon before joining the Pies for a final season.

Andrews, the son of a policeman, played at Heathmont as a youngster before his father was posted at Ballarat and the family moved there in his early teens. He was tied to Essendon because of the Heathmont connection. Andrews established himself as one of the most feared defenders of his era despite a severe knee injury early in his career in 1978 which had a long term effect on his running and turning ability.

In a young and lightly built side Andrews, a rough and ready footballer, was the enforcer for his team and was a frequent visitor to VFL House for Tribunal hearings and missed a total of 24 weeks through suspension. His bout with South Melbourne's Stewie Gull at Windy Hill was a classic confrontation and a boxing promoter even tried to get the pair to don the gloves in the ring. Andrews suffered a number of injuries during his career, with the main ones being a damaged knee and a bad neck injury in a car accident in 1980 that seriously reduced his effectiveness.

A strong mark, he usually opted to punch the ball clear when possible. He was reported in the first week of the 1983 finals and missed the preliminary final through suspension then didn't regain his place for the Grand Final, only being told at 8am on the morning of the Grand Final that he would be playing in the reserves. He crossed to Collingwood for 1984 and in his last game for the Magpies was in a side slaughtered by his old team, but kicked three of their five goals for the day. He was Bomber skipper for part of the 1982 season and represented Victoria in 1977 and 1978.

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1984 6 8 3 66.7%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
Full Name
Ron Andrews
Nickname
Saltbush
CFC Last Game
PF 1984
Total VFL Games
157
Total VFL Goals
40

Other CFC Games

Team League Years Played Games Goals
Collingwood Night/Pre-season 1984 1 0
Collingwood Reserves 1984 16 0

Also Played For

Team League Years Played Games Goals
Essendon VFL 1973 - 1983 151 32