Ken Goodland

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Ken Goodland
Personal information
Date of birth 3 August 1940
Date of death 26 March 1982(1982-03-26) (aged 41)
Original team(s) Swan Hill
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–1965 Geelong 54 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ken Goodland (3 August 1940 – 26 March 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1960s.

Football

Used mostly as a ruckman or half back, Goodland came off the bench in Geelong's 1963 premiership side.

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

He had career riddled with injuries, including breaking his leg in the opening game of the 1964 season.

See also

  • 1963 Miracle Match

References

  1. ^ "Ken Goodland - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

  • Ken Goodland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Geelong Football Club 1963 VFL premiers
Geelong 15.19 (109) defeated Hawthorn 8.12 (60), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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