Ronnie Burns (footballer)

Ronnie Burns
Personal information
Full nameRonnie Paul Burns
Date of birth13 March 1973
Original teamSt Mary's
Draft49th overall, 1995
Geelong
Height/Weight183 cm / 86 kg[1]
Position(s)Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1996–2002
2003–2004		Geelong
Adelaide
Total:		134 (239)
20 (23)
154 (262)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2004 season.

Ronnie Paul Burns (born 13 March 1973) is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

Biography

Burns is the nephew of former footballers Tony and Benny Vigona.[2]

Playing career

Originally from St Mary's Football Club of the Northern Territory Football League, Burns moved to Western Australia and played colts football for Claremont Football Club before moving back to Darwin. He was lured back to Perth by the West Perth Football Club before being drafted to the Geelong Cats in the AFL.[3][1] Burns led the Cats in goalkicking 5 times, playing as a small crumbing forward during a less decorated time for the club.

After a period of poor play, the Cats traded Burns to the Adelaide Crows for Ben Finnin,[1] who ultimately did not play a game for the Cats. Burns played out the rest of his career with the Crows, but failed to make the same impact as he had made for the Cats.

Burns played 154 games and kicked 262 goals from 1995–2004.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). North Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 90. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
  2. ↑ Roffey, Chelsea (21 May 2009). "The Tiwi effect". Australian Football League. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ↑ McGrath, John (2 May 1997). "Burns Back With A Future". The West Australian.
Awards
Preceded by
Gary Ablett, Sr.		 Geelong F.C. Leading Goalkicker
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
With: Brett Spinks (1998), David Mensch (2000), Ben Graham (2001)		 Succeeded by
Kent Kingsley