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Key Facts

Full name
Robert W. Kingston

Known as
Bob Kingston

Born
17 June 1944 (age 80)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 16y 337d
Last game: 23y 49d

Height and weight
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 89 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne; Norwood; Port Adelaide

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 46, 23

Recruited from
South Melbourne (1968); Norwood (1971)

Bob Kingston

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1961-1967911021.1227%8.661.912.9710
NorwoodSANFL1968, 197021150.71—————
Port AdelaideSANFL1971-197473620.85—————
V/AFL1961-1967911021.1227%8.661.912.9710
SANFL1968, 1970-197494770.82—————
Total1961-1968, 1970-19741851790.97—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,264th player to appear, 2,717th most games played, 1,068th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 841st player to appear, 166th most games played, 63rd most goals kicked

Originally from Spotswood, Bob Kingston made his VFL debut with South Melbourne in 1961 while still aged just 16. Strong, hefty and versatile, he represented the Swans in every key position as well as the ruck in a VFL career lasting seven seasons during which he played 91 games and booted 102 goals. 

In 1968 he crossed to Norwood where injury restricted him to just 21 games in two seasons. The 1970 season saw Kingston on the sidelines with further injury problems, but the following year he was on the move again, this time to Port Adelaide, which had to pay the then princely sum of $5,000 to secure his clearance. Kingston added a final 73 league games to his tally while with the Magpies before retiring in 1974. He also played five interstate games for South Australia, but sadly his form overall was undermined by recurrent injury woes.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.