Graeme Linke (born 17 November 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
| Graeme Linke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Graeme D. Linke | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1951 | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawkesdale | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971–1974 | Geelong | 38 (0) | |
| 1975–1976 | Woodville | ||
| 1977–1978 | Footscray | 5 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Linke, a defender often used at fullback, came to Geelong from Hawkesdale.[1][2] He played 38 senior games for Geelong in four seasons, then went to Woodville for two years, before returning to Victoria and signing with Footscray.[1][3] His career at Footscray was short, with one game in 1977 and four in 1978.[3] He then played for Geelong Amateur in the Victorian Amateur Football Association and won the C Grade competition's best and fairest award in 1979.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL Hawthorn has confidence in facing up to Carlton". The Canberra Times. 23 April 1977. p. 40. Retrieved 9 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b "Graeme Linke". AFL Tables.
- ^ "VAFA Annual Report - 2007" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. (PDF)