Kevin Bergin

Last updated

Kevin Bergin
Personal information
Full name Kevin Bergin
Date of birth (1936-09-15) 15 September 1936 (age 84)
Original team(s) Carlton District / Old Paradians
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1955–56 Carlton 12 (12)
1957 Collingwood 5 (4)
Total17 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin Bergin (born 15 September 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 62. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.


Related Research Articles

Richmond Football Club Australian Rules Football Team

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers is a professional Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning two premierships. Richmond joined the Victorian Football League in 1908 and has since won thirteen premierships, most recently in 2020.

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club was a member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), before becoming a foundation member of the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL/AFL) in 1897. Despite being the first club to win a VFL Grand Final, they were not the first team to win a VFL/AFL premiership; that honour belongs to the Essendon Football Club, who were crowned premiers in 1897 without a Grand Final being required.

Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer) Australian rules footballer, born 1947

Kevin John Sheedy AO is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the Australian Football League. He played and coached in a combined total of 929 games over 47 years from 1967 until 2013, which is a VFL/AFL record. Sheedy was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and on the 29th of May 2018 was elevated to legend status.

Tim Watson Australian rules footballer, born 1961

Timothy Michael Watson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, sports journalist and media personality.

Kevin Joseph "Bulldog" Murray MBE is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons.

Dustin Fletcher Australian rules footballer, born 1975

Dustin Fletcher is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 23 season career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is widely acknowledged as one of the finest defenders in VFL/AFL history.

Todd George Breman is a former cricketer and Australian rules footballer.

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.

Matthew Knights Australian rules footballer, born 1970

Matthew Knights is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Geelong Football Club. Knights played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002, before going on to forge a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010 where he became the head coach of the Geelong VFL Football Club from 2012–14, guiding the Cats to the 2012 VFL Premiership and the 2013 VFL Grand Final.

Kevin Morris is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1971 and 1976 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1977 until 1981 for the Collingwood Football Club.

The 1967 Victorian Football League season was the 71st season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

The 1981 Victorian Football League season was the 85th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

The 1973 Victorian Football League season was the 77th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

The 1985 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1985. It was the 89th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 VFL season. The match, attended by 100,042 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 78 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.

Kevin Bernard Caton is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL for the West Coast Eagles, Fitzroy and Brisbane Bears.

Kevin Pay was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Kevin Jackman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

The Ablett family is one of the most prominent in Australian rules football, with many members playing in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League.

John Bergin Moloney was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).