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Key Facts

Full name
Keith Rawle

Known as
Keith Rawle

Born
29 October 1924

Died
6 March 2005 (aged 80)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 17y 199d
Last game: 24y 330d

Height and weight
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 2

Family links
George Rawle (Father)

Keith Rawle

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1942-1943, 1946-1949111980.8873%13.00—3.004
Total1942-1943, 1946-1949111980.8873%13.00—3.004

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 5,036th player to appear, 2,166th most games played, 1,110th most goals kickedEssendon: 564th player to appear, 149th most games played, 82nd most goals kicked

Keith Rawle served Essendon well as second rover to the great Bill Hutchison for most of the 1940s. Hailing from North Essendon Methodists, he debuted in 1942, and when he left the club in 1949 he had played 111 VFL games and kicked 98 goals. He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons while serving in the RAAF. An excellent drop kick who displayed plenty of nous, he was named in the forward pocket in the Bombers’ 1946 and 1949 premiership teams.

Between 1950 and 1958 Rawle was captain-coach of Ballarat Football League club Redan. He won the competition best and fairest in 1951 and led the team to the 1952 flag. After leaving Redan he spent the 1960 and 1961 seasons coaching Daylesford.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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