Don Keyter

Don Keyter
Personal information
Date of birth13 September 1931
Date of death11 November 1986 (aged 55)
Original teamMerbein
Height/Weight185 cm / 81 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1953-1958South Melbourne86 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1958 season.

Don Keyter (13 September 1931 - 11 November 1986)[1] was Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

South Melbourne

Keyter, a ruckman and centre half-forward from Merbein, played 86 league games for South Melbourne, from 1953 to 1958.[2][3] He was a Victoria "B" interstate representative in 1957, against Tasmania.[2][4] Also that year, he kicked a goal to give South Melbourne a four point win over then reigning premiers Melbourne at Lake Oval in round 17.[5] His snap shot, from 30 yards out in the pocket, went through for a goal as the siren went.[5]

Coaching

In 1959 and 1960, Keyter was captain-coach of New South Wales club Griffith, then coached in the Wimmera Football League.[6][7] He joined Latrobe Valley Football League side Moe, as coach, for the 1963 season and performed well enough on the field to gain the most votes in the 1963 Trood Award & Rodda Medal count, for which he was ineligible due to suspension.[8] After another season coaching Moe in 1964, Keyter was put in charge of East Hawthorn.[9][10] Later in the decade he coached Rochester.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Don Keyter - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ↑ "Sydney - All Time Player List". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "Biography". Australian Football.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Demons Overpowered by Determined South". The Age (Melbourne). 19 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Captain / Coaches". Griffith Swans.
  7. ↑ "Strong Bendigo Team Takes Football Title". The Age (Melbourne). 9 July 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Moe Defender Wins Award". The Age (Melbourne). 3 September 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Club Honor Roll". Fox Sports Pulse.
  10. ↑ "Metropolitan League Opens". The Age (Melbourne). 22 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Weakened". The Age (Melbourne). 28 June 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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