Keith Burns (born 25 November 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Keith Burns | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Keith Burns | ||
Date of birth | (1939-11-25) 25 November 1939 (age 82) | ||
Original team(s) | Preston Wanderers | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1957–61 | Collingwood | 28 (32) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Burns, a rover, was recruited to Collingwood from Preston. He kicked 25 goals in 1960, three of them in a match winning performance against Fitzroy in the Preliminary Final. Burns was then in the forward pocket when Collingwood were comprehensively beaten by Melbourne in the Grand Final.
He joined Sandringham in 1962 and won the J. J. Liston Trophy that season. Burns however missed the Grand Final, where Sandringham beat Moorabbin by a single point. He captained the Victorian Football Association in the 1966 Hobart Carnival, by which time he had become captain-coach of Brunswick.[1] Burns later coached Collingwood's Under-19s football team.
Victorian (VFA) squad – 1966 Interstate Carnival | |
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Western Australia 26.18 (174) defeated Victoria (VFA) 5.11 (41), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047 Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764 Victoria (VFL) 14.17 (101) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.7 (61), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969 South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199 | |
Coach: Bushby |
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