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

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.

Notes

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
• Webber, Horace (1981). Years May Pass On... Caulfield Grammar School, 1881–1981. Centenary Committee, Caulfield Grammar School, (East St Kilda). ISBN 0-9594242-0-2.
• Wilkinson, Ian R. (1997). The Fields At Play – 115 years of sport at Caulfield Grammar School 1881–1996. Playright Publishing. ISBN 0-949853-60-7.

External links

• Ron Cabble's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ron Cabble at AustralianFootball.com
• Bradshaw, Rachel, "The foundations of Hawk success", hawthornfc.com.au, 5 September 2018.
• Caulfield Grammarians Complete Player List: Season Debut & Player Number, Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, 2015.