Laurie Keene

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Laurie Keene
Personal information
Date of birth	1 February 1961
Original team	Subiaco
Debut	Round 1, 1987, West Coast v. Richmond, at Subiaco Oval
Height/Weight	202 cm / 95 kg
Playing career¹
West Coast (1987–1990) 36 games, 38 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1990 season.
Career highlights
Kicker of West Coast's first VFL goal Subiaco premiership side 1986, 1988

Lawrence Kimberley Brett "Laurie" Keene (born 1 February 1961) is former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL.

Tall and athletic, Laurie Keene was recruited to West Coast from Subiaco where he had been a member of premiership sides in 1986 and 1988. He could play as a key position forward or in the ruck and had topped Subiaco's goalkicking in 1985 with 70 goals as well as winning their 'Fairest and best' award in 1986.

His career at West Coast was often interrupted by injury, most notably an achilles tendon injury which ended his VFL/AFL career, but he had a solid debut season with 25 goals, which included a then club record haul of six against Carlton at Princes Park.

Keene returned to Subiaco after his stint at West Coast and played with the club until 1995, amassing 140 games.

At interstate level he was a regular West Australian representative and earned selection to the All-Australian team at the 1986 State of Origin Carnival. He is mostly rememberd by West Coast fans for kicking West Coast first goal.

References

Laurie Keene's statistics from AFL Tables
Full Points Footy profile
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

v t e Subiaco Football Club – Team of the Century

FB Lamb Sarre Daily

HB Kettlewell Diggins Faul

C Hamilton Featherby Kemp

HF Young Matson Buckenara

FF Pickett Robertson Outridge

R Fitzpatrick (c) Bunton, Sr. Leonard

I Keene Williams Banfield Heady

Coach Bunton, Jr.

selected in 2008

v t e Inaugural West Coast Eagles VFL team

Full-back	Dwayne Lamb Michael Brennan Paul Peos

Centre	Phil Narkle Murray Wrensted Peter Davidson

Half-forward	Dean Laidley Laurie Keene Don Holmes

Full-forward	Steve Malaxos Darren Bennett Andrew Macnish

Ruck	Alex Ishchenko John Annear Wally Matera

Interchange	Chris Lewis Adrian Barich

Coach	Ron Alexander

West Coast defeated Richmond 20.13 (133) to 16.23 (119), Round 1, 1987, at Subiaco Oval

Persondata
Name	Keene, Lawrence Kimberley Brett
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	1 February 1961
Place of birth
Date of death
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