Graeme Linke Explained

Graeme Linke
Fullname:Graeme D. Linke
Birth Date:17 November 1951
Originalteam:Hawkesdale
Height:187 cm
Weight:92 kg
Statsend:1978
Years1:1971–1974
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:38 (0)
Years2:1975–1976
Club2:Woodville
Years3:1977–1978
Club3:Footscray
Games Goals3:5 (0)

Graeme Linke (born 17 November 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Linke, a defender often used at fullback, came to Geelong from Hawkesdale.[1] [2] He played 38 senior games for Geelong in four seasons, then went to Woodville for two years, before returning to Victoria and signing with Footscray.[1] [3] His career at Footscray was short, with one game in 1977 and four in 1978.[3] He then played for Geelong Amateur in the Victorian Amateur Football Association and won the C Grade competition's best and fairest award in 1979.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL Hawthorn has confidence in facing up to Carlton. . . 23 April 1977 . 9 July 2014 . 40 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. Web site: Graeme Linke. AFL Tables.
  4. Web site: VAFA Annual Report - 2007 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117055130/http://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/copy_of_AR.pdf . 17 January 2013 . dmy-all . (PDF)