DOB: 23 February 1874
Died: 16 January 1917
Debut: Round 14, 1898 against Geelong at Corio Oval
Last MFC Game: Round 1, 1900 against St Kilda at Junction Oval
From: Caulfield
Games: 5 (10 total)
Goals: 0
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 |
Returned to Caulfield in 1899. He returned for the first game of 1900 as a replacement for his brother but didn't play for Melbourne again.
Rippon was cleared to South Melbourne in April 1903 at 29-years-old and played five games for them that year.
His brothers Les and Norm also played for the Redlegs.
Played cricket for Caulfield in 1909 alongside Les.
In 1917 he was serving on the Western Front of World War I where he was shot and killed.
| Year | Games | Goals | |
| 1898 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1900 | 1 | 0 | |
Notes
The game he played in 1900 was previously incorrectly assigned to Les Rippon.
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Media
Argus - 23/04/1903
Argus - 25/10/1909
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