Ken Sier
| Ken Sier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1922 | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2001 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy CYMS | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–1947 | Fitzroy | 59 (61) | |
| 1948–1950 | Richmond | 38 (13) | |
| Total | 97 (74) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ken Sier (27 January 1922 – 23 February 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.
His best year came in 1944 where he kicked 41 goals as a full forward, 3 of them in the 1944 VFL Grand Final victory over his future club Richmond.
In December 1946, Sier was appointed as captain / coach of the Border United Football Club, in Corowa, NSW.[1]
In January, 1947, it was announced that Fitzroy refused Sier a clearance to coach Border United Football Club at £10 per week.[2]
References[]
- ^ "1946 - Border United appoint coach". The Weekly Times. 18 December 1946. p. 36. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove Newspaper.
- ^ "1947 - Cannot take coaching job". The Herald. 30 January 1947. p. 20. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links[]
- Ken Sier's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side
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- 1922 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club Premiership players
- Richmond Football Club players
- 2001 deaths
- One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1920s birth stubs