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Key Facts

Full name
Shane Kerrison

Known as
Shane Kerrison

Born
28 March 1965 (age 59)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 29d
Last game: 30y 151d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 44

Shane Kerrison

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodV/AFL1986-1995141150.1157%8.735.041.798
Total1986-1995141150.1157%8.735.041.798

AFL: 9,696th player to appear, 1,476th most games played, 4,289th most goals kickedCollingwood: 875th player to appear, 118th most games played, 371st most goals kicked

Collingwood's Shane Kerrison was a determined, resourceful player who did his work unobtrusively, almost surreptitiously. Frequently used as a tagger he made life difficult for even the most flamboyantly talented of opponents. Between 1986 and 1995 he played a total of 141 V/AFL games for the Magpies, and kicked 15 goals. The undoubted highlight came in 1990 when he was a late inclusion, replacing the injured Alan Richardson, in the Collingwood team which comfortably accounted for Essendon in the grand final.

After retiring as a player Kerrison served for a time as Collingwood's runner.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

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