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Key Facts

Full name
Geoffrey Southby

Known as
Geoff Southby

Born
27 October 1950 (age 74)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 158d
Last game: 33y 296d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 87 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton

Jumper numbers
Carlton: 20

Geoff Southby

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CarltonV/AFL1971-1984268310.1268%9.373.482.8264
Total1971-1984268310.1268%9.373.482.8264

AFL: 8,328th player to appear, 188th most games played, 2,941st most goals kickedCarlton: 825th player to appear, 9th most games played, 239th most goals kicked

Arguably the finest full back of his era, Geoff Southby proved to be an immediate success after joining Carlton in 1971 from Sandhurst, having earlier played in the VAFA with Power House, where he won a best and fairest award in 1969. Perfectly built for a key position defender at 188 cm in height and 87 kg in weight he won the Blues best and fairest award in both of his first two seasons in the VFL.

Southby regularly represented the 'Big V', and was a member of Carlton premiership teams in 1972 and 1979. He was quick, strong, adaptable and extraordinarily dogged, and must rank as one of the hardest defenders to beat one-on- one in the history of the game. He played 268 games for the Blues between 1971 and 1984, and was included as a back pocket in Carlton's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century'.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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