Keith Warburton (7 June 1929 – 28 June 2018)[1] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
Keith Warburton | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1929-06-07)7 June 1929 | ||
Date of death | 28 June 2018(2018-06-28) (aged 89) | ||
Original team(s) | Brighton (VFA) | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 1951, Carlton vs. Hawthorn, at Princes Park | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1951–1955 | Carlton | 74 (91) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Warburton first played senior football for the Brighton Football Club in the Victorian Football Association. He was a member of Brighton's sole premiership team in 1948, and kicked three goals in the Grand Final;[2] and, he was the Association's leading goalkicker in 1949, kicking 101 goals.[3] Altogether, Warburton played 90 games for Brighton, and kicked 317 goals.[4]
Warburton moved to the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and made his debut in Round 1 of the 1951 season. He received a heavy knock during a game in 1952 and was rushed to hospital after collapsing at a dance after the game. He was eventually forced to retire in 1955 due to ongoing problems as a result of that knock.
Carlton Football Club · leading goalkickers | |
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VFL/AFL |
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AFL Women's |
Jim "Frosty" Miller Medal winners | |
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The award was named after Jim "Frosty" Miller in 1999; prior to that is was known as the Leading Goalkicker Medal | |
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