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Don Keyter

Don Keyter was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Don Keyter
Personal information
Born (1931-09-13)13 September 1931
Died 11 November 1986(1986-11-11) (aged 55)
Original team Merbein
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953–1958 South Melbourne 86 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Don Keyter (13 September 1931 – 11 November 1986)1 was an 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 1958.23 He was a Victoria "B" interstate representative in 1957, against Tasmania.24 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 in the South West Football League (New South Wales), then coached in the Wimmera Football League.67 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 1964,9 Keyter was put in charge of East Hawthorn in the Metropolitan Football League in 196510 and they won three consecutive premierships in 1965, 1966 and 1967.11 He then went on to coach Rochester in 1968.12

References

References

  1. "Don Keyter - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. 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. "Demons Overpowered by Determined South". The Age. Melbourne. 19 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Captain / Coaches". Griffith Swans. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  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. Jack Luhrs (14 January 1987). "Don Keyter". Swans on Screen.
  12. "Weakened". The Age. Melbourne. 28 June 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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