Coverdale first joined Hawthorn in 1959 and played VFL reserves football before returning to his home town of Bairnsdale due to work commitments.[2] He also had the misfortune of being injured in two separate car accidents during his early career.[3] Nevertheless he won the La Trobe Valley Football League's "Best and Fairest" award in 1961, following a strong season with Bairnsdale.[4]
He was cleared to Hawthorn for the 1963 season and would kick 21 goals from his 20 senior games that year.[5] A centre half forward, he appeared for Hawthorn in the 1963 VFL Grand Final, which they lost. After playing two more seasons he left Melbourne and rejoined Bairnsdale, which he would captain.
He was awarded 10 Brownlow Medal votes in his VFL career.
Referencesedit
^"Kevin Coverdale - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^The Age,"Coverdale Looks Set to Play With Hawks", 19 March 1963, p. 1
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-920910-78-5.
kevin, coverdale, 1940, april, 1997, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, hawthorn, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth31, 1940date, death4, april, 1997, 1997, aged, original, team, bairnsdaleheight188, weight86, pla. Kevin Coverdale 31 May 1940 4 April 1997 1 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League VFL Kevin CoverdalePersonal informationFull nameKevin CoverdaleDate of birth31 May 1940Date of death4 April 1997 1997 04 04 aged 56 Original team s BairnsdaleHeight188 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight86 kg 190 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1963 1965Hawthorn50 33 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Coverdale first joined Hawthorn in 1959 and played VFL reserves football before returning to his home town of Bairnsdale due to work commitments 2 He also had the misfortune of being injured in two separate car accidents during his early career 3 Nevertheless he won the La Trobe Valley Football League s Best and Fairest award in 1961 following a strong season with Bairnsdale 4 He was cleared to Hawthorn for the 1963 season and would kick 21 goals from his 20 senior games that year 5 A centre half forward he appeared for Hawthorn in the 1963 VFL Grand Final which they lost After playing two more seasons he left Melbourne and rejoined Bairnsdale which he would captain He was awarded 10 Brownlow Medal votes in his VFL career References edit Kevin Coverdale Player Bio Australian Football Retrieved 9 December 2014 The Age Coverdale Looks Set to Play With Hawks 19 March 1963 p 1 Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 Gippsland League accessed 25 September 2019 AFL Tables Kevin Coverdale afltables com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Coverdale amp oldid 1153566986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
