Oldest living SANFL players

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Thanks for those; here's some more:

Albert William John Jones - 29/10/1967
Clement Theodore William Holmes - 30/4/1970
Lawrence Sidney William Jordan - 6/4/1995
Frank Everard (not Everard Frank) Best - 22/1/2017
Vernon Keith Mueller - 15/2/2022
Brian Robert Sarre - 28/3/2022
Robert Mason Fry - 5/5/2022

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Here's a new list of players who I will assume those born before 1920 I need to find a DOD for:
1 1 1865 William Blackburn Stark Port
27 8 1875 Albert William Philpott West
16 2 1877 John Thomas McEvoy Port
2 6 1877 Frederick Albert Bailey Port Torrens
21 12 1877 James Way South http://www.redlegsmuseum.com.au/ON_FIEL ... James.aspx
29 4 1882 John Fletcher Port
20 10 1885 Stanley Gilbert Hemson Port
2 1 1886 William Leaker Sturt
19 2 1889 Arthur Patrick McDonnell Torrens Port
6 8 1889 William Fletcher Port
1889 William Kennedy Sturt Torrens
15 12 1891 John Charles Dunn Torrens Port
2 2 1892 Albert Alexander Tapping North Port
12 7 1899 Percy Warren Taylor Port Torrens
21 11 1899 Clarence Alfred Latimer Port
27 2 1904 Donald McKenzie Torrens
3 11 1904 Orlando Hodgson South
28 3 1906 Robert James Buchanan South
28 1 1907 Robert Lloyd Ryan South
19 6 1907 Stirling James Dominic Martin South
8 11 1908 Kenneth Alfred Gilbert Johnson Port
24 4 1910 John Peter Molan West Torrens
16 10 1910 William Malcolm McKnight Torrens
23 2 1912 William Leslie John Page North
28 2 1913 Clarence John Hooper Port
21 8 1913 Reginald Charles Head West
1 1 1915 Ronald Morton Henry Calder Norwood http://www.redlegsmuseum.com.au/ON_FIEL ... onald.aspx
3 12 1916 James Noah Brown Port
19 12 1917 Henry Michael Gates Port
19 1 1919 James Edward Nicholls Norwood http://www.redlegsmuseum.com.au/ON_FIEL ... James.aspx

I do have a feeling that Neville McSkimming is still alive, because it's a distinctive name and one which I can't find in something like My Tributes. Until recently at least, was living in a retirement/nursing home in Queensland: https://personlookup.com.au/search?page ... oria+Point

27 1 1922 Neville Ray McSkimming South
6 9 1922 Desmond Bennett West
12 11 1923 Stanley Thomas Young Port https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/563755
30 12 1923 Mervyn Arthur Roberts Norwood
8 2 1925 Frank Maxwell Glenelg
1 7 1925 Kenneth Franklyn Trezise Sturt https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1582037
21 12 1925 Clarence Jewell Christensen Port
27 2 1926 Alfred Charles Roberts Torrens
21 5 1926 Ronald Charles Desmond Hay West
16 10 1926 Edward Richard Fidock Port
30 1 1928 Constantine Stephanos South
4 4 1928 Elmore Leske Sturt
24 2 1929 Alexander Henry Hall Norwood Glenelg
6 3 1929 Francis John Rushworth West
4 4 1929 Alan Lorimer Dowding Sturt
14 4 1929 Allan Murray Davies Norwood
26 4 1929 Malcolm Thomas Hewitson Port
28 4 1929 Philip Frederick Saunders Norwood
25 12 1929 Robert Noel Chapman South
31 12 1929 Walter Graham Bagshaw Sturt
6 7 1930 Bruce Norman Hentschke North
20 9 1930 Laurence Anthony Stevens Port
24 10 1930 Leslie Barry Fry Sturt
12 11 1930 Joseph Ralph Dunn North
2 3 1931 Roy Victor Zerk West
8 3 1931 Allan John Martin North
17 5 1931 Donald Ken McLeod South Glenelg
24 5 1931 George William Wood Norwood
29 6 1931 Kenneth Peter Cock Norwood
21 8 1931 Glynn Barnard Williams West Sturt
1931 Geoffrey William Downey Torrens
13 1 1932 Desmond John Panizza South
17 8 1932 Lewis John Mackereth Sturt
4 9 1932 David John Houston Norwood
12 9 1932 Brian Tucker Torrens
19 10 1932 Ralph Arthur Packham West
8 12 1932 Donald Clifford Pridmore West Sturt
7 2 1933 David Pitt Curyer Glenelg
11 2 1933 Ian Gordon Norwood
22 3 1933 Telford Marshall Charles Chambers Port
3 4 1933 Anthony Goodchild Sturt
4 4 1933 John G Tester Sturt
16 4 1933 Donald Bruce Fraser West South
13 5 1933 Basil W Jaggard Port
18 5 1933 Allan Miller Norwood
25 6 1933 Rupert Perry West
15 8 1933 Donald Frank Kimber South
12 10 1933 Maxwell Richard John Brown North
31 10 1933 Max Blows Sturt
7 12 1933 John Lill Norwood
22 12 1933 Noel Baker South
1933 Robert Fosdike Norwood

Then, as an example, these players I don't have any dates for, who debuted from 1945 to 1949:
Thomas Barnes Torrens 1945
A Bertram Sturt 1945
Arthur J Collins South 1945
James Crouch Sturt 1945
Alan Norman Dolman Port 1945
W James Edwards Torrens 1945
John Michael Mackay West 1945
Peter Moore Sturt 1945
Michael J Murphy South 1945
Clive Plant Sturt 1945
Keith Shepley Glenelg 1945
James Talbot Port 1945
W S Walsh Glenelg 1945
Ian Askew Glenelg 1946
John Bullock Glenelg 1946
Donald A Cameron Sturt 1946
Donald J Cameron Sturt 1946
Alan Groves West 1946
Colin Hill Torrens 1946
R J Hill South 1946
Rex N Mann Port 1946
John Martin Torrens 1946
Leslie McPherson Sturt 1946
Alan Morgan Torrens 1946
Alan Palmer Torrens 1946
Leslie Thompson Torrens 1946
Colin Watts Glenelg 1946
Albert V White South 1946
Colin White Glenelg 1946
Ian Adams Norwood 1947
Maxwell Chambers Glenelg 1947
Peter Grant Glenelg 1947
Dave M Hamilton South 1947
Harold George Harris South 1947
John Albert Hill West 1947
Harold Partridge Glenelg 1947
Raymond C Price South 1947
Jack Sampson South 1947
William H Ward Torrens South 1947
Stanley Williams South 1947
Ronald William Batt Port 1948
Richard Bradley Glenelg 1948
Philip Brown Glenelg 1948
Patrick John Burness Port 1948
Richard Dawson Port 1948
Ian Albyn Dinning Port 1948
Raymond L Fuller South 1948
Stanley Joseph Hobbs Port 1948
Max Peake Port 1948
M J Smith South 1948
Robert Whelan Port 1948
Donald Britton Sturt 1949
Francis Evans Sturt 1949
William James Sturt 1949
H G Miller South 1949
Robert Moore Glenelg 1949
Robert Bruce Nicholls Torrens 1949
Frank Peters Norwood 1949
Donald N Robinson Sturt 1949
Robert J Ryan Sturt 1949
Colin L Sampson Port 1949
Keith S Teagle Glenelg 1949
Alan Kelvin Turner West 1949
Reginald W Venning South 1949

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Merv Roberts [ Norwood]
Had his 100th birthday on 30/12/2023
This might make him the oldest living SANFL footballer?

Must have been a good footballer on the paddock as he represented SA on 5 occasions

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Quaintly dubbed the “Double Century”, Norwood legend Merv Roberts has
celebrated his 100th birthday with a gathering of his fellow Redlegs’ 100-
game footballers.
The Norwood Hall of Fame member and triple premiership player, who wore
No.10 during his 162-game career between 1946 and 1956, reached his
centenary on December 30. Three of the four living Redlegs to have played
100 games in the same guernsey joined him to mark the occasion.
Declan Hamilton, Robbie Neill and Roger Woodcock met Roberts at his home
in Flagstaff Hill to help blow out the candles. Only Lester Ross couldn’t
attend but all four had signed a framed No.10 guernsey which they presented
as a gift from the club.
Despite his footy career coming to a close 70 years ago, Roberts’ recollection
of his time at The Parade was still sharp.
“I seem to have quite a good memory of anything that impresses me,”
Roberts said. “And there were quite a few things to be impressed about
playing football games with players like (Jack) Oatey, (John) Marriott, Doug
Olds and Sam Gallagher.
“They were a team of champions and I can’t help but remember a lot of the
things I did with them. I did enjoy it and I can still remember it.”
A resolute defender, Roberts played five games for SA, and underlined his
courage during a match when he ran back with the flight of the ball to take a
mark just moments before colliding with the point post.
While Roberts played the match out, the post did not, with the force of the
bump causing it to snap.
Woodcock, still heavily involved in the club via its history committee, said
the mini-party was masterminded by Redlegs fan Chris Brown.

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Studley might only be 75, but he looks at least 100.

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Graham Studley Cornes might live to 100+ as well
His dad, whose name I reckon was Studley , I believe he lived to 100+ ?

Can anyone confirm his dad raised the bat ?

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He did. October 2017. Died aged 101

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Former long time caller and Norwood player and Glenelg Captain coach, Alexander Henry (Pat) Hall has passed away at the age of 95. He must have been one of the oldest living players until his death on April 16th this year.

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The answer to the question at the start of this thread was most likely Neville McSkimming (7 games in 1947 for South), as he passed away on the 26th of July at the age of 102: As fas as I know, there are/have been 9 centurions who did play League football.

https://mccartneyfunerals.com.au/servic ... ville-ray/

Another South player who recently passed away was Constantine Stephanos (b.30/1/1928 d.7/9/2024); 2 games in 1950.

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Updated list, firstly of those pre 1920 I don't have a DOD for:

1 1 1865 William Blackburn Stark Port
27 8 1875 Albert William Philpott West
16 2 1877 John Thomas McEvoy Port
2 6 1877 Frederick Albert Bailey Port Torrens
21 12 1877 James Way South
7 2 1880 Howard Stanley Gilbert Sanders Sturt
29 4 1882 John Fletcher Port
20 10 1885 Stanley Gilbert Hemson Port
2 1 1886 William Leaker Sturt
19 2 1889 Arthur Patrick McDonnell Torrens Port
6 8 1889 William Fletcher Port
1889 William Kennedy Sturt Torrens
15 12 1891 John Charles Dunn Torrens Port
2 2 1892 Albert Alexander Tapping North Port
21 11 1899 Clarence Alfred Latimer Port
27 2 1904 Donald McKenzie Torrens
3 11 1904 Orlando Hodgson South
28 3 1906 Robert James Buchanan South
28 1 1907 Robert Lloyd Ryan South
19 6 1907 Stirling James Dominic Martin South
8 11 1908 Kenneth Alfred Gilbert Johnson Port
16 10 1910 William Malcolm McKnight Torrens
23 2 1912 William Leslie John Page North
21 8 1913 Reginald Charles Head West
1 1 1915 Ronald Morton Henry Calder Norwood
19 12 1917 Henry Michael Gates Port
19 1 1919 James Edward Nicholls Norwood

And those who are 90+ (either living or possibly not):

6 9 1922 Desmond Bennett West
12 11 1923 Stanley Thomas Young Port
8 2 1925 Frank Maxwell Glenelg
1 7 1925 Kenneth Franklyn Trezise Sturt
21 12 1925 Clarence Jewell Christensen Port
27 2 1926 Alfred Charles Roberts Torrens
21 5 1926 Ronald Charles Desmond Hay West
6 3 1929 Francis John Rushworth West
14 4 1929 Allan Murray Davies Norwood
26 4 1929 Malcolm Thomas Hewitson Port
28 4 1929 Philip Frederick Saunders Norwood
25 12 1929 Robert Noel Chapman South
31 12 1929 Walter Graham Bagshaw Sturt
6 7 1930 Bruce Norman Hentschke North
20 9 1930 Laurence Anthony Stevens Port
24 10 1930 Leslie Barry Fry Sturt
12 11 1930 Joseph Ralph Dunn North
2 3 1931 Roy Victor Zerk West
8 3 1931 Allan John Martin North
17 5 1931 Donald Ken McLeod South Glenelg
24 5 1931 George William Wood Norwood
29 6 1931 Kenneth Peter Cock Norwood
21 8 1931 Glynn Barnard Williams West Sturt
1931 Geoffrey William Downey Torrens
13 1 1932 Desmond John Panizza South
17 8 1932 Lewis John Mackereth Sturt
4 9 1932 David John Houston Norwood
12 9 1932 Brian Tucker Torrens
19 10 1932 Ralph Arthur Packham West
8 12 1932 Donald Clifford Pridmore West Sturt
7 2 1933 David Pitt Curyer Glenelg
11 2 1933 Ian Gordon Norwood
22 3 1933 Telford Marshall Charles Chambers Port
3 4 1933 Anthony Goodchild Sturt
4 4 1933 John G Tester Sturt
16 4 1933 Donald Bruce Fraser West South
13 5 1933 Basil W Jaggard Port
18 5 1933 Allan Miller Norwood
25 6 1933 Rupert Perry West
25 6 1933 Kingsley William Spoehr West South
15 8 1933 Donald Frank Kimber South
12 10 1933 Maxwell Richard John Brown North
31 10 1933 Max Blows Sturt
7 12 1933 John Lill Norwood
22 12 1933 Noel Baker South
1933 Robert Fosdike Norwood
15 1 1934 William A Kutcher Sturt
25 1 1934 Robert Walter Smyth North
22 2 1934 Stirling Rex Millsteed North
21 3 1934 Ross Samuel Daniel Torrens
19 4 1934 Maurice Anthony Barry Norwood
25 5 1934 Norman Tull Port
12 6 1934 John Robert Ducker North
9 7 1934 Murray Little Sturt
12 7 1934 Dene Perrott Sturt
28 7 1934 Bob Heath Sturt
8 8 1934 Colin Desmond Mengerson Norwood
2 9 1934 Mostyn Frederick Matters Glenelg
5 9 1934 Harold Bruce Kimber South
8 9 1934 Gordon Freundt Sturt
7 10 1934 Peter Vivian Norwood

Here is a list of players who I don't even have a DOB for who debuted 1945-1960:

Thomas Barnes Torrens 1945
A Bertram Sturt 1945
Arthur J Collins South 1945
James Crouch Sturt 1945
Alan Norman Dolman Port 1945
W James Edwards Torrens 1945
John Michael Mackay West 1945
Peter Moore Sturt 1945
Michael J Murphy South 1945
Clive Plant Sturt 1945
Keith Shepley Glenelg 1945
James Talbot Port 1945
W S Walsh Glenelg 1945
Ian Askew Glenelg 1946
John Bullock Glenelg 1946
Donald A Cameron Sturt 1946
Donald J Cameron Sturt 1946
Alan Groves West 1946
Colin Hill Torrens 1946
R J Hill South 1946
John Martin Torrens 1946
Leslie McPherson Sturt 1946
Alan Morgan Torrens 1946
Alan Palmer Torrens 1946
Robert Roberts Port 1946
Leslie Thompson Torrens 1946
Colin Watts Glenelg 1946
Albert W White South 1946
Colin White Glenelg 1946
Ian Adams Norwood 1947
Maxwell Chambers Glenelg 1947
Peter Grant Glenelg 1947
Dave M Hamilton South 1947
Harold George Harris South 1947
John Albert Hill West 1947
Harold Partridge Glenelg 1947
Raymond C Price South 1947
Jack Sampson South 1947
William H Ward Torrens South 1947
Stanley Williams South 1947
Ronald William Batt Port 1948
Richard Bradley Glenelg 1948
Philip Brown Glenelg 1948
Patrick John Burness Port 1948
Richard Dawson Port 1948
Ian Albyn Dinning Port 1948
Raymond L Fuller South 1948
Max Peake Port 1948
M J Smith South 1948
Robert Whelan Port 1948
Donald Britton Sturt 1949
Francis Evans Sturt 1949
William James Sturt 1949
H G Miller South 1949
Robert Moore Glenelg 1949
Robert Bruce Nicholls Torrens 1949
Frank Peters Norwood 1949
Donald N Robinson Sturt 1949
Robert J Ryan Sturt 1949
Colin L Sampson Port 1949
Keith Teagle Glenelg 1949
Alan Kelvin Turner West 1949
Reginald W Venning South 1949
Fred J Ballantyne South 1950
Geoff Brabham Norwood 1950
John Joseph Connelly West 1950
Ross Alfred Garrett South West 1950
Jack Green Sturt 1950
Don Langsford Torrens 1950
Alexander McDonald Sturt 1950
William Monkhouse Norwood 1950
Frank W Sullivan South 1950
Donald Watson Norwood 1950
Brian H Wright Glenelg 1950
Brian David Campbell West 1951
Brian Draper South 1951
Allan Dunn South 1951
John Durbridge Norwood South 1951
Ronald Hart Glenelg 1951
Robert F Martin Sturt 1951
Kenneth J Rosevear South 1951
Reginald W Smith South 1951
Glen Ware Sturt 1951
Gordon L Watson Port 1951
Colin A Wilson South 1951
J Alan Wright Glenelg 1951
Colin Brand South 1952
John Christie Torrens 1952
Donald Durbridge Port 1952
Robert Ferguson Sturt 1952
Donald S Harris Sturt 1952
John F Hill Torrens 1952
Des Hines Norwood 1952
William W Lavender Sturt 1952
John Marshall Glenelg 1952
George A Murray Port South 1952
J Michael Paech Sturt 1952
Peter Thomson South 1952
Bruce Venning South 1952
William Weir South 1952
Ronald D Baillie Glenelg 1953
Tony Becker Sturt 1953
Donald Morgan Cunningham Port Torrens 1953
Frank Curtis Torrens 1953
Bernie Farrelly Norwood 1953
Brian Fox Norwood 1953
Allen R Goldfinch Sturt 1953
Brian P King Sturt 1953
Ian Murray Sturt 1953
David D Paech Sturt 1953
Graham Richards Torrens 1953
George C Rowe South 1953
Graeme James Ryan West 1953
James Sawford Port Sturt 1953
Leonard W Stone Port 1953
Raymond Clarence Williams Norwood 1953
Patrick Bourke South 1954
Kevin W Brown Norwood 1954
Kevin Charnstrom Norwood 1954
Malcolm Cooper Port 1954
Graham Dawson Torrens 1954
Brian T Guy South 1954
Donald Hickman Glenelg 1954
John Arthur Hicks Norwood 1954
William Kay Sturt 1954
John E Luke Port 1954
Don May Glenelg 1954
Allan John McDonald West 1954
John M Miller Glenelg 1954
Wilfred John Muller West 1954
Geoff W Parham Torrens South 1954
Don Pike Sturt 1954
Kenneth Poole Torrens 1954
Robert Skinner Norwood 1954
Victor O Stone South 1954
Glyn Webber Norwood 1954
Brian Black Glenelg 1955
John K Chapman South 1955
George Day Glenelg 1955
Barrie Downs South 1955
Bernie Farrelly South 1955
Paul Fitzgerald South 1955
Des Hoffman Norwood 1955
Grant R Mayfield Sturt 1955
John Murphy Glenelg 1955
Trevor Murray South 1955
Graham Nash Norwood 1955
Ronald W Powell Port 1955
John Prater Torrens Glenelg 1955
Donald Stewart Glenelg 1955
Robert Brian Veitch West 1955
Lyn B Walker Port 1955
Noel Webb Watchman Sturt 1955
Donald Willsmore Norwood 1955
Barry Wilson Port 1955
Neville Wood Torrens 1955
Neil Zuvich Glenelg 1955
Bruce Browne South 1956
Don Crowder Glenelg 1956
Alan Dalton South 1956
Ron Dickson Norwood 1956
Brian Edwards Glenelg 1956
Robert G Harris Sturt 1956
Peter Hill Port 1956
Reg Hocking Sturt 1956
Evan John Jenkins Torrens 1956
Kevin Lane Sturt 1956
Donald Male South 1956
Ian May Glenelg 1956
John McInnes Norwood 1956
John Nottle Sturt 1956
Peter Powell Glenelg 1956
Bruce Proud South 1956
Clyde Robertson South 1956
John Ross Sturt 1956
Peter Smart South 1956
Peter Sullivan South 1956
Richard Baldock Glenelg 1957
John Evans Glenelg 1957
Alan Forster South 1957
Ian Fullwood South 1957
John Green Norwood 1957
Leon Gregory Glenelg 1957
Colin Grove South 1957
Colin Hawker Glenelg 1957
Norman O'Brien South 1957
Ross Sawley Sturt 1957
Desmond John Shanahan Sturt 1957
Ray Slattery South 1957
Roger Tuckwell Sturt 1957
Doug Young Sturt 1957
Colin Douglas Baum Torrens 1958
William G Brown Port 1958
Brian Cartwright Glenelg 1958
Peter Charlesworth West 1958
Victor Evans South 1958
Vern Little Sturt 1958
Brian Murphy Sturt 1958
Frank Papaglia South 1958
Grantley Sims Sturt 1958
Frank Sullivan South 1958
Roger Thompson Sturt 1958
Joe Tyney South 1958
Daryl Ware Sturt 1958
Ian Wheeler Norwood 1958
Geoffrey Peter Wilson Port 1958
Ronald William Burns West 1959
Phil Cole South 1959
Malcolm Allen Sturt 1960
David B Baker Port 1960
Sidney Bartley South 1960
Michael Daly Norwood 1960
George Dellar Norwood 1960
Graham James Durbridge South 1960
Brenton George Sturt 1960
Donald Guerin Sturt 1960
Alex Hamilton Torrens 1960
Raymond Hinton Glenelg 1960
Francis Peter Hogan West 1960
Raymond E Hughson Torrens 1960
John Kernahan Glenelg 1960
David W Laing Port Woodville 1960
Robert Lane South 1960
Peter Livesey South 1960
Geoffrey Lokan Glenelg 1960
Gordon Martin Sturt Central 1960
Donald Masters Glenelg 1960
Peter McCarthy Sturt 1960
Raymond McDonald Glenelg 1960
Dennis Malcolm Modra Norwood 1960
Leon Francis Gregory O'Driscoll West 1960
Charles Oliver South 1960
Barry Leon Pridham West 1960
Alan Richardson Sturt 1960
Kevin John Salmon Port 1960
Malcolm Siegert Glenelg 1960
Graham Robert Sinclair Glenelg 1960
Desmond John Staite Glenelg 1960
John Viles Glenelg 1960
William W Whicker Port 1960

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1932 Des Panizza South Adelaide, still alive.

[Mr Beefy]

Clarrie Christensen passed away the other day aged 99 years

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Francis Hogan, better known as Frank, passed away on May 25, 2025, at the age of 88. He was born on October 28, 1936.
I usually see Barry Pridham when I venture to Richmond. I should see him this weekend. If I do see him, I will find out his date of birth.

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Donald Bruce (Don) Kimber passed away on 16th May, 2025.
Harold Bruce (Bruce) Kimber passed away on 6th February, 2025

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1932 Des Panizza South Adelaide, still alive.

Sadly, Des Panizza , possibly South Adelaide's oldest Past Player, passed away last week.

[robranisgod]

I caught up with Barry Pridham at Westies on Saturday, He told me that he was born on 19th October, 1937.