Graeme Austin
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 1 June 1952, |
| Recruited from | Orbost |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1970, Footscray (now Western Bulldogs) vs. ?, at ? |
| Team(s) | Western Bulldogs (1970-1974)
50 games, 17 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1974 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Graeme Austin (born June 1, 1952) was an Australian rules football player. He played with Footscray, now known as the Western Bulldogs, mostly as a midfielder. He was recruited from Orbost, Victoria which was at the time part of Footscray's very productive Gippsland zone. His playing measurements were 178 cm and 68.5 kg.
Austin took 5 seasons with Footscray to reach 50 senior games, indicating that he was never consistently part of their best 20 players. In fact he spent a few seasons in Footscray's reserves before debuting in 1970. He was not a part of the Footscray's team that reached the elimination final in 1974.
Russell and Main describe Austin as "a handy rover".
[edit] References
Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002) The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, Crown Content, Melbourne.
