Ralph Empey was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Richmond

Richmond Football Club

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Empey played his early football with Old Scotch and made his first VFL appearance in 1924. In his 49 game career he played in nine finals, including two grand finals, both of which Richmond lost. He kicked two goals from a forward pocket

Forward pocket

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 in the 1928 Grand Final

1928 VFL Grand Final

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and was a half forward flanker in the premiership decider a year later.

As a cricketer, he was good enough to represent the Victoria Colts team and also played for Melbourne University.