Kent Kingsley

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Kent Kingsley

Personal information
Full name Kent Kingsley
Date of Birth September 26, 1978 (1978-09-26) (age 29)
Place of Birth
Recruited from Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
Height/Weight 193cm / 95kg
Position Full-forward
Playing Career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1999 – 2000
2000 – 2006
2007		 Kangaroos
Geelong
Richmond		 12 (10)
110 (227)
3 (2)
¹ Club statistics to end of 2007 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Kent Kingsley (born September 26, 1978) is a former Australian rules football player.

A full-forward, Kingsley was recruited from the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club along with his twin brother Wade by Port Adelaide, but the brothers were quickly traded to the Kangaroos for Paul Geister in 1996. Elevated as a rookie in 1999, Kingsley was traded to Geelong two seasons later.

During his time at the Cats he became the side's leading goalkicker from 2002-2005 and was a key option up forward for Geelong. However, he was often maligned by fans of the team due to his inconsistency and inaccuracy in front of goal. Frustrations boiled over in 2006 when the West Coast Eagles over ran Geelong in the teams biggest comeback in its short history. Trailing by 54 points (9 Goals) West Coast looked certain for there 2nd loss for the season, but stormed back kicking 12 goals to Geelong's 5 in the second half. Many called for Kingsley to be delisted.

During the 2006 season, Kingsley was dropped from the side midway through the 2006 season despite the Cats' lack of other forward options. At season's end, Kingsley joined the Richmond Football Club via the Pre Season Draft. He played only three senior games in 2007 and announced his retirement from AFL football on August 28, 2007.

Off the field, Kingsley is an internet entrepreneur, as reported in The Age.

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