Geoff Ainsworth
| Geoff Ainsworth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1946 | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 2011 (aged 64) | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blues | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1974 | Geelong | 135 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Geoffrey William Ainsworth (27 May 1946 – 2 February 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The son of a local lawyer, William Charles Ainsworth, Geoff matriculated to the
University Blues, where he was noticed by the senior teams.[1]
Ainsworth played in jersey no. 25 with Geelong, who used him as a defender in the
1967 VFL Grand Final side in his first year at the club.[2] After missing all but one game of the 1971 season as he was travelling in Europe, Ainsworth went on to become club captain in 1973.[2] He lost the captaincy role the following season and retired, aged only 28, at the end of the year in order to concentrate on his legal career.[2] During his career Ainsworth had polled a total of five Brownlow Medal votes. In 1976 he was made a life member of the Geelong Football Club.[2] Ainsworth died on 2 February 2011.[3]
References
- ^ "Trinity Salvete 1965", The Fleur-de-Lys, Nov. 1965, p. 21, 23–24, 45.
- ^ a b c d e Auciello, Michael (4 February 2011). "Former Geelong Cats skipper Geoff Ainsworth dies". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Townley, Simon (3 February 2011). "Cats legend Geoff Ainsworth dies". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Geoff Ainsworth's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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