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On Sunday 31 July 2016, Raper received the great honour of having the old seniors field at
Purtell Park, Bardon named after him. The field was named Erica Quinn and Ron Raper Oval and was named after Ron in recognition of his services to the Wests Panthers throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
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In 1973, Raper moved to
Brisbane to play for the Redcliffe Dolphins. He represented Queensland in two appearances that year and was unlucky to miss selection on the 1973 Kangaroo tour after breaking his arm in Redcliffe's BRL grand final loss to Valleys.
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Injuries finally caught up with Raper in 1971 and after losing his first grade position midway through 1972, he left the club to play for Ryde-Eastwood for the remainder of the season leading them to the Second
Division Premiership.
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In 1970, he was appointed captain of the first grade team and captained
Canterbury on 27 occasions. He played in the winning Pre-Season Final against St. George and also played in the Semi-Final against St. George.
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In 1965, Ron started the year in reserve grade and emerged as a talent during the season. In 1966, Ron received the opportunity to play first grade against
Newtown when George Taylforth was relegated.
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In 1967, he played in all first grade games including the Grand Final against South Sydney. After missing two games in 1968, he played 85 consecutive first grade games between 1968 and 1971.
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He became coach of the Wests
Panthers in 1975 where he guided them to back to back BRL Premierships in 75 and 76 after Wests finished wooden spooners in 1974.
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into a working-class family of nine boys, he played junior football for the East Hills
Bulldogs before representing Canterbury's President’s Cup side in 1964.
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In 2004, Raper was nominated for the
Canterbury Bankstown Berries to Bulldogs 70 Year Team of Champions.
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Raper played 168 games for
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He secured a first grade position for the next seven seasons.
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He was awarded the Canterbury 'player of the year' in 1967.
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