Geoff Linke

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Geoff Linke
Personal information
Full name Geoff Linke
Date of birth (1955-11-21) 21 November 1955 (age 67)
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 15, 1981 interstate draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1982 St Kilda 2 (3)
South Adelaide 110 (286)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Geoff Linke (born 21 November 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) [1] and South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Linke was drafted by St Kilda in the inaugural VFL Draft in 1981 by badly injured his knee in his second match for St Kilda. After missing the rest of the 1982 VFL season, Linke aggravated his knee injury while training in the 1983 pre-season, requiring further surgery. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 516. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ Ebsary, R. "South star says 'No'", Football Times, 14 April 1983, p. 1.

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