Rod Ashman
| Rod Ashman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1954 | ||
| Original team(s) | Eaglehawk | ||
| Debut | Round 5, 1973, Carlton vs. Fitzroy, at Waverley Park | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1973–1986 | Carlton | 236 (370) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Rodney Ashman (born 3 December 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Playing primarily in the forward pocket, Ashman was a member of Carlton's famous "Mosquito Fleet" which was pivotal to the club's success in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1] He played in back-to-back premierships in 1981 and 1982.
Ashman's courageous style of play saw him suffer frequent concussion. After getting concussed several times in the space of a month, Ashman wore a helmet for the rest of his career.[2] Although he didn't like it, he realised its value in a match against Richmond where he got kicked in the head, but was protected by the helmet.[2] When he suffered a stroke in May 2010, Ashman wondered whether it was the result of one of those concussions he sustained during his playing days.[2]
Ashman was inducted into Carlton's Hall of Fame in 1993[3] and was later named in the forward pocket in Carlton's Team of the Century.
References
[edit]- ^ Blake, Martin (12 May 2010). "Mozzie, Mozzie, Mozzie". The Age.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Jon (1 April 2011). "The hat fits, says battered Rod Ashman". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Rod Ashman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile on blueseum.org
1981: Carlton 12.20 (92) defeated Collingwood 10.12 (72), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1982: Carlton 14.19 (103) defeated Richmond 12.13 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Parkin |
| Full-back | |
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| Half-back | |
| Centre | |
| Half-forward | |
| Full-forward | |
| Ruck | |
| Interchange | |
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South Australia 26.16 (172) defeated Victoria 17.14 (116), at Football Park, 16 May 1983, crowd: 44,521 Western Australia 16.22 (118) d Victoria 16.19 (115), at Subiaco Oval, 12 July 1983, crowd: 44,213 | |
| Both games | |
| vs. South Australia | |
| vs. Western Australia | |
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