Ron Tenabel

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Ron Tenabel
Personal information
Full name Quirinus Johannes Tenabel
Date of birth (1945-01-14) 14 January 1945 (age 78)
Original team(s) Newtown & Chilwell
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1965–1967 South Melbourne 17 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Quirinus Johannes "Ron" Tenabel (born 14 January 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Career

Originally from Newtown & Chilwell, Tenabel spent his first few years playing for the Geelong reserves and was a member of their 1963 and 1964 premiership teams. [1] [2]

Unable to make it in the seniors with Geelong, Tenabel made his way to South Melbourne and made seven league appearances in the 1965 VFL season. [3] He played three games in 1966, followed by another seven in 1967, before leaving for Geelong West. [4]

Tenabel had a memorable first season at Geelong West in 1968. A follower in the club's Division Two premiership team, he kicked three goals in the grand final win over Williamstown and also won Geelong West's best and fairest award. [5] [6] [7] He then captain-coached the club in the 1969 VFA season. [7]

He coached Newtown & Chilwell in 1973, 1974 and 1980. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Reserves". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "AFL Tables - Ron Tenabel - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Main, Jim (2009). In The Blood: South Melbourne - Sydney Swans Football Club. Seaford, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN   9781921496011.
  5. ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 269.
  6. ↑ "Win to Geelong in final". The Age. 26 August 1968. p. 25. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Geelong West Football Club - History & Honours Board". roosters.org.au. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Senior Football Officials - Newtown & Chilwell". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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