Rene Kink
| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 22 November 1956 |
| Recruited from | Ararat |
| Height and weight | 184cm / 98 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
Collingwood (1973-83)
Essendon (1983)(1985)
St Kilda (1986)
Total - 181 Games, 280 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1986 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Rene Kink (born 22 November 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, St Kilda and Essendon in the VFL.
Kink played in a variety of positions during his career but was mainly used as a half forward flanker or full forward. He made his league debut in a preliminary final at the age of just 16 and went on to appear in 21 more finals matches in his career although he never got a premiership. He played in five losing grand finals however, in 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1983. The last of those was with Essendon who he had transferred to during the season. Essendon won the flag the following year but Kink missed out, a serious knee injury preventing him from playing a game in 1984.
Kink finished his career playing one year at St Kilda before retiring at the end of 1986. In his 14 year career 1979 was his most successful season, kicking 54 goals and finishing equal 7th in the Brownlow Medal count.
He was nicknamed "The Incredible Hulk" by football commentator Lou Richards and is currently a fitness and boxing instructor at a gym in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.
[edit] External links
- Rene Kink's statistics from AFL Tables
