Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Gordon ‘Whopper’ Lane (30 May 1921–21 July 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the Essendon and South Melbourne in the VFL. He played as a forward with a strong overhead mark and was rated by Jack Dyer in 1946 as ‘the best centre half forward in the game’.He is best remembered for his performances in Essendon’s Grand Finals of the 1940s.
