| John Rantall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Rantall | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1943 | ||
| Original team(s) | Cobden | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/ruck-rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1963–72, 1976–79 | South Melbourne | 260 (8) | |
| 1973–1975 | North Melbourne | 70 (2) | |
| 1980 | Fitzroy | 6 (0) | |
| Total | 336 (10) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971 | Victoria | 5 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John "Mopsy" Rantall (born 9 December 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A lightly-built defender who consistently held his own against many of the VFL's best forwards, Rantall was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He is a member of both the North Melbourne and Swans Team of the Century.