Joseph Kiker (16 May 1889 – 25 February 1959) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]
| Joe Kiker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph Kiker | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Burwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 1959 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Box Hill, Victoria | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Richmond | 1 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editMitcham Football Club
editRichmond Football Club (VFL)
editHe played in one First XVIII match with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1909;[3] he was a "new" player that Richmond, which did not make the finals in 1909, tried out in the last match of the 1909 season, against Geelong, on 4 September 1909. Playing at centre half-forward he kicked one of his team's four goals.[4]
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA)
editHe was cleared from Richmond to the Melbourne City Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1912,[5] and played against Footscray in the team's first VFA competition match, on 27 April 1912.
Hawthorn Football Club (VFA)
editThe Melbourne City Football Club withdrew from the VFA competition after only two seasons (1912 and 1913), and its place was taken in the 1914 competition by the Hawthorn Football Club. Kiker transferred to Hawthorn and played in its first VFA competition match, against Port Melbourne, on 13 April 1914.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.479.
- ^ The press accounts also have his family name of Kiker (perhaps anglicized by some ancestor from Keicher) as Kyker (e.g., [1]), Kirker ([2]) — and, in the same article, Kirken ([3]).
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.119.
- ^ Geelong's Day Out, The Argus, (Monday, 6 September 1909), p.5.
- ^ Association, The Age, (Thursday, 25 April 1912), p.11.
References
edit- Hogan, P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Mitcham Football Club (photograph), Picture Victoria.
External links
edit- Joe Kiker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe Kiker at AustralianFootball.com
- Joe Kiker, at The VFA Project.
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