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Key Facts

Full name
Raymond Bower

Known as
Ray Bower

Born
5 January 1923

Died
16 May 1995 (aged 72)

Occupation
Draughtsman

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 129d
Last game: 24y 139d

Height and weight
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 68 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Essendon; Port Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 16, 3
Essendon: 16

Recruited from
Castlemaine (1944); Richmond (1946); Essendon (1948)

Ray Bower

Club	League	Career span	Games	Goals	Avg	Win %	AKI	AHB	AMK	BV
Richmond	V/AFL	1944-1945	13	8	0.62	46%	—	—	—	0
Essendon	V/AFL	1946-1947	10	1	0.10	70%	—	—	—	0
Port Melbourne	VFA	1948	8	6	0.75	—	—	—	—	—
V/AFL		1944-1947	23	9	0.39	57%	—	—	—	0
VFA		1948	8	6	0.75	—	—	—	—	—
Total		1944-1948	31	15	0.48	—	—	—	—	—

AFL: 5,297th player to appear, 6,232nd most games played, 5,210th most goals kickedRichmond: 436th player to appear, 633rd most games played, 443rd most goals kickedEssendon: 603rd player to appear, 717th most games played, 815th most goals kicked