Ray Allsop is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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 player who played the Richmond Football Club

Richmond Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) from 1955 to 1959. Allsop played as a rover and was known for reading the ball well off packs. Allsop represented Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

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 in 1957. The 1957 season was Allsop's best in his VFL career as he also kicked a career-high 35 goals and polled six Brownlow Medal

Brownlow Medal

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votes. He finished his career having played 54 and games and having kicked 69 goals.