'''(Joseph) Rupert Balfe''' (9 March 1890 – 25 April 1915) was an [[Australian rules football]]er and soldier who was killed during the [[Landing at Anzac Cove|landing at Anzac Cove]].<ref>{{Ref AFL Encyc|10th|38}}</ref><ref group=note>Despite various suggestions given over time, related to particular individuals, it is clear that because at least six former VFL footballers were killed during the chaos of the landing at Anzac Cove — Rupert Balfe (University), [[Alan Cordner]] (Geelong and Collingwood), [[Claude Crowl]] (St Kilda), [[Charlie Fincher]] (South Melbourne), [[Fen McDonald]] (Carlton and Melbourne), and [[Joe Pearce (footballer)|Joe Pearce]] (Melbourne) — it can never be definitively argued that one of these men was "the first VFL footballer killed in the First World War".</ref>
