Ken Sier

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Ken Sier
Personal information
Date of birth 27 January 1922
Date of death 23 February 2001(2001-02-23) (aged 79)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy CYMS
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1940–1947 Fitzroy 59 (61)
1948–1950 Richmond 38 (13)
Total97 (74)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ken Sier (27 January 1922 – 23 February 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

His best year came in 1944 where he kicked 41 goals as a full forward, 3 of them in the 1944 VFL Grand Final victory over his future club Richmond.

In December 1946, Sier was appointed as captain / coach of the Border United Football Club, in Corowa, NSW. [1]

In January, 1947, it was announced that Fitzroy refused Sier a clearance to coach Border United Football Club at £10 per week. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "1946 - Border United appoint coach". The Weekly Times. 18 December 1946. p. 36. Retrieved 9 April 2020– via Trove Newspaper.
  2. ↑ "1947 - Cannot take coaching job". The Herald. 30 January 1947. p. 20. Retrieved 9 April 2020– via Trove Newspapers.


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