DOB: 23 October 1923
Died: 18 August 2009
Debut: Round 7, 1943 against South Melbourne at Punt Road
Last Game: Round 3, 1947 against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street
From: Glen Ormond
Number: 3 (1943-1947)
Games: 51
Goals: 0
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 24 | 0 | 27 | 47.05 |
Recruited from the amateurs, but only played one game in his first season. Irwin developed into a regular defender over the next three seasons, but a knee injury in 1947 ended his season after Round 3.
He missed all of 1948 and 1949 due to his knee before being cleared to VFA side Yarraville as playing coach before the 1950 season.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1943 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Charge | Sanction | |
| Round 1, 1945 | Striking | 4 matches | |
Lists
VFA
Notes
Shown in a 1944 team photo as D. Irwin. May be the Ron Allen at the club in 1949.
Media
Argus - 27/05/1943
Age - 16/07/1947
Age - 16/03/1950
Argus - 06/04/1950
Links
Boyles Football Photos
VFA Project profile
Wikipedia profile