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Keith Schaefer

Keith Schaefer (20 December 1928 – 21 August 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Keith Schaefer
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-12-20)20 December 1928
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 21 August 1976(1976-08-21) (aged 47)
Place of death Mount Waverley, Victoria
Original team(s) South Surfers
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–1953 South Melbourne 102 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Schaefer played 102 games for South Melbourne, between 1947 and 1953.[2] A centreman, Schaefer was a Victorian interstate representative in 1948, at the age of just 19.[3] He won South Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1952.[4]

At the end of the 1953 VFL season, Scheafer left South Melbourne to be playing coach of Deniliquin.[5]

In 1955, Schaefer was captain-coach of Traralgon.[6]

He died in 1976 after losing his battle with bowel cancer.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Keith Schaefer – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Keith Schaefer". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ "A WORLD REVIEW SPORTS DIARY". Western Mail. Perth. 22 July 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. ^ "Deniliquin job to Schaefer". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 November 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "THE FOOTBALL ARGUS". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 June 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

External links edit

  • Keith Schaefer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Keith Schaefer at AustralianFootball.com


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