Gavin Keane

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Gavin Keane
Personal information
Full name Gavin Keane
Nickname(s) Marbles
Date of birth (1966-03-05) 5 March 1966 (age 58)
Original team(s) St Bernard's[1]
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1987–1988 Essendon 29 (18)
1990 Brisbane Bears 7 (0)
Total 36 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gavin Keane (born 5 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Keane, who was recruited from St Bernard's, averaged just under 20 disposals from 16 appearances in 1987, his first league season.[2] He added another 13 games in 1988 but didn't play VFL football in 1989.[2]

Traded to Brisbane at the end of the 1989 season, Keane played seven games at his new club in 1990, all losses.[2]

A wingman, he also spent some time in the Victorian Football Association playing with Williamstown.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Essendon Football Club - Team Players - Gavin Keane". Essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c AFL Tables: Gavin Keane
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.