Gary Keane

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Gary Keane
Personal information
Full name Gary Keane
Date of birth (1964-01-04) 4 January 1964 (age 60)
Original team(s) Koroit
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1985–1989 Fitzroy 55 (55)
1990 Geelong 0 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Keane (born 4 January 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Keane, a forward, was recruited to Fitzroy from Koroit. He had his best season in 1987, when he kicked 23 goals, took 105 marks and earned 10 Brownlow Medal votes (equal most by a Fitzroy player). [1]

At the end of the 1989 season, in which Keane didn't play a game, Fitzroy traded him to Geelong, in exchange for a second round selection in the 1989 VFL Draft. [2] [3] He was sacked by Geelong without playing a senior game. [4] He later played for Frankston in the Victorian Football Association. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ AFL Tables: Gary Keane
  2. ↑ The Age ,Adelaide star, 2 November 1989, p. 30
  3. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  4. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  5. ↑ Damian Barrett (6 April 1991). "Grand final action replay". Herald-Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 67.


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