Kym Russell

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Kym Russell
Personal information
Full name Kym Russell
Date of birth (1968-04-11) 11 April 1968 (age 53)
Original team(s) Sturt
Draft 98th, 1989 VFL Draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1991 Collingwood 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kym Russell (born 11 April 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Russell came to Collingwood from Sturt, with the 98th selection of the 1989 VFL Draft. He broke into the senior side for the first time midway through the 1991 AFL season and made three appearances for the reigning premiers. [1] His younger brother, Scott Russell, was a teammate in each of those games. [2]

Back in South Australia, Russell went on to play a total of 170 SANFL matches, 130 with Sturt and the other 40 for Norwood. [3]

He was CEO of West Adelaide from 2009 to 2013. [4]

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References

  1. "AFL Tables: Kym Russell". afltables.com.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. The Advertiser ,"Russell keen for more hard work", 23 July 2010, Warren Partland
  4. The Advertiser ,"More than $100,000 vanishes from West Adelaide Football Club - but police aren't called in to investigate", 9 November 2013, Kym Morgan