Australian rules footballer
Keith Palmer | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Keith Sutherland Palmer | ||
Date of birth | (1919-11-29)29 November 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Dimboola, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 2 July 2008(2008-07-02) (aged 88) | ||
Original team(s) | Golden Point | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1941 | Geelong | 5 (0) | |
1943 | Footscray | 5 (4) | |
Total | 10 (4) | ||
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Keith Sutherland Palmer (29 November 1919 – 2 July 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sutherland served in the Australian Army during World War II, playing for Geelong in 1941 while serving, and then playing for Footscray after his discharge in May 1943.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 684. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "World War II Roll: Keith Sutherland Palmer". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Keith Palmer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Keith Palmer at AustralianFootball.com
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