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Key Facts

Full name
Kenneth Richard Greenwood

Known as
Ken Greenwood

Born
15 December 1941

Died
18 April 2021 (aged 79)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 127d
Last game: 30y 192d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 96 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton; Footscray

Jumper numbers
Carlton: 5
Footscray: 1

Recruited from
Carlton (1967)

Ken Greenwood

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CarltonV/AFL1962-196655190.3545%9.071.043.291
FootscrayV/AFL1967-19727370.1033%13.001.924.786
V/AFL1962-1972128260.2038%11.911.694.377
Total1962-1972128260.2038%11.911.694.377

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,325th player to appear, 1,700th most games played, 3,181st most goals kickedCarlton: 746th player to appear, 313th most games played, 319th most goals kickedFootscray: 553rd player to appear, 180th most games played, 439th most goals kicked

Recruited from South Bendigo, Ken Greenwood debuted with Carlton in 1962 and was a member that season of the Blues’ losing grand final team against Essendon. A sturdy and dependable ruckman, he acted as understudy to the great John Nicholls, and after a consistent first season he struggled to achieve regular selection.

In 1967, after 55 VFL games and 19 goals in a navy blue jumper Greenwood was cleared to Footscray, where he developed into an extremely handy player. Runner-up, by just a single vote, in the Bulldogs’ 1967 best and fairest award he was a consistently useful performer in 73 games over half a dozen seasons, during which he registered seven goals. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; https://www.blueseum.org/Ken+Greenwood

Footnotes

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