Phonse Kyne
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Birth | August 29, 1915 , |
Recruited from | Old Paradians & St Kevins |
Height and weight | 188cm / 86kg |
Death | April 8, 1985 (aged 69), |
Playing career¹ | |
Debut | 1934, Collingwood vs. , at |
Team(s) | Collingwood (1934-44, 1946-50)
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Coaching career¹ | |
Team(s) | Collingwood (1950-63)
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¹ Statistics to end of 1963 season | |
Career highlights | |
Alphonsius E. "Phonse" Kyne (29 October 1915 – 8 April 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. He is an inductee of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and a member of the official Collingwood Team of the Century.
A centre half-forward and ruckman during his playing career, Kyne was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1935 and 1936. He won his first best and fairest in 1946, winning the award again the following two seasons to become the first player to win the Copeland Trophy three years in succession. Kyne had his first stint as captain in 1942 before getting the role permanently from 1946 to 1949. A regular Victorian interstate representative, Kyne played a total of 11 games for the state and captaining them at the 1947 Hobart carnival.
In 1950 Kyne was appointed coach of Collingwood and took the field seven times that season before becoming a non-playing coach from 1951 onwards. His 272 games as coach is the second most by a Collingwood player and he was a premiership winning coach in 1953 and 1958.
[edit] External links
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 86. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
- AFL Hall of Fame
- Fullpointsfooty profile
- Coaching record
Preceded by Alby Pannam |
Copeland Trophy winner 1946-1948 |
Succeeded by Bob Rose |
Preceded by Reg Hickey |
Jock McHale Medal winner 1953 |
Succeeded by Charlie Sutton |
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