Keith Rawle

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Keith Rawle
Personal information
Full name Keith Trevillian Rawle
Date of birth 29 October 1924
Place of birth Essendon, Victoria
Date of death 6 March 2005(2005-03-06) (aged 80)
Original team(s) North Essendon Methodists[1]
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Forward pocket
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1942–43, 1946–49 Essendon 111 (98)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keith Trevillian Rawle (29 October 1924 – 6 March 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.[2]

Family

He was the son of former North Melbourne and Essendon footballer George Rawle.

Football

Rawle usually played as a

in 1949
when he kicked three goals in what would be his last game.

He also played in three losing Grand Final sides, all of which were close games.

in 1948 Essendon lost a Grand Final replay to Melbourne
after drawing the original game.

War service

During World War II, from 1942 to 1946, Rawle served in the Royal Australian Air Force.[3]

Cricket

In 1948 he played a first-class cricket match for Victoria against Tasmania in Hobart and made 10 runs.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Past Player Profiles – R (Rawle, Keith T)". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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  3. ^ "World War II Roll: RAWLE, Keith Trevillian". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  4. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1948/49". CricketArchive.

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