Ray Nilsson is a former 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 for Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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 and South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

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 in the VFL

Australian Football League

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 during the early 1960s.

Nilsson was used as a rover and in the forward pocket

Forward pocket

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at Melbourne but played as a wingman when he crossed to South Melbourne in 1964. He had been a member of Melbourne's 1960 premiership team, coming off the bench. A good performer in finals football, he kicked a career high four goals in the 1962 Semi Final against Carlton at the MCG.