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Key Facts

Full name
Augustus Kearney

Known as
Gus Kearney

Born
22 November 1870

Died
10 March 1907 (aged 36)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 26y 188d
Last game: 27y 306d

Senior clubs
Essendon

Gus Kearney

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonVFA1891-1896————————
EssendonV/AFL1897-18981880.4472%———0
Total1891-18981880.44—————

AFL: 202nd player to appear, 6,817th most games played, 5,350th most goals kickedEssendon: 27th player to appear, 582nd most games played, 471st most goals kicked

Gus Kearney was an accomplished all round sportsman who achieved considerable success in tennis as well as football. On the football field he caught the eye whilst at Geelong College during the early 1890s, but surprisingly it was not his local VFA club but Essendon which captured his services. He made his debut for the Same Old in 1892, aged 21, and was a conspicuous player as the club went top in each of his first three seasons. Hard working and reliable rather than spectacular, he played most of his football as a follower.

Kearney was a member and vice-captain of Essendon's inaugural VFL sides in 1897, and was one of the team's best in that season's round robin finals series which resulted in a premiership triumph for the Dons. Kearney's VFL career comprised 18 games and eight goals in just over a season, after which he went to Scotland in order to complete his medical studies. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

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