AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game
Full name
Kenneth Emselle
Known as
Ken Emselle
Born
17 June 1944 (age 79)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 6d
Last game: 24y 320d
Height and weight
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Senior clubs
Melbourne; Prahran
Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 10
Recruited from
Melbourne (1970)
Family links
Richie Emselle (Father)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | V/AFL | 1962-1967, 1969 | 97 | 109 | 1.12 | 56% | 12.13 | 4.25 | 1.95 | 10 |
Prahran | VFA | 1970-1973 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 1962-1967, 1969-1973 | 168 | 109 | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — |
Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only
AFL: 7,396th player to appear, 2,524th most games played, 991st most goals kickedMelbourne: 804th player to appear, 175th most games played, 73rd most goals kicked
Ken Emselle was a gifted rover who worked his way through the ranks at Melbourne. He was on the bench for the 1964 VFL Grand Final in which the Demons edged out Collingwood by 4 points, and all told played a total of 97 league games, booting 109 goals, from 1962 to 1969. Between 1970 and 1973 he played 71 games for Prahran, winning two club best and fairest awards, and playing in the centre in the first Division Grand Final-winning sides of 1970 and 1973, the latter game as captain.
Author - John Devaney