Ken Bodger
| Ken Bodger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ken Bodger | ||
| Born | 15 December 1924 | ||
| Died | 23 October 1998 (aged 73) | ||
| Original team | Spring Road Methodists | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944–45 | Hawthorn | 12 (9) | |
| 1949 | Sorrento | 12 (0) | |
| 1950-51 | Wangaratta Rovers | 0 (0) | |
| 1952-53 | Wangaratta | 0 (0) | |
| 1954-56 | Greta | 0 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ken Bodger (15 December 1924 – 23 October 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Bodger was captain-coach of Greta Football Club in the Ovens & King Football League from 1953 to 1956 and he kicked 10 goals in their 1954 winning grand final match.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "1954 - FOOTBALL: O. & K. LEAGUE GRETA WINS THRILLING GRAND FINAL BY 4 - POINT MARGIN". Trove Newspapers. Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855; 1857 - 1890; 1892 - 1955). 22 September 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ken Bodger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Bodger at AustralianFootball.com
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