Ken Sier Explained

Ken Sier
Fullname:Kenneth Vincent Sier
Birth Date:27 January 1922
Birth Place:North Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Heidelberg, Victoria
Originalteam:Fitzroy CYMS
Height:185 cm
Weight:79 kg
Statsend:1950
Years1:1940–1947
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:59 (61)
Years2:1948–1950
Club2:Richmond
Games Goals2:38 (13)
Games Goalstotal:97 (74)

Kenneth Vincent Sier (27 January 1922 – 26 February 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

His best year came in 1944 where he kicked 41 goals as a full forward, 3 of them in the 1944 VFL Grand Final victory over his future club Richmond.

In December 1946, Sier was appointed as captain / coach of the Border United Football Club in New South Wales[1] but in January 1947 it was announced that Fitzroy refused Sier a clearance to coach them at £10 per week.[2]

After completing the 1947 season with Fitzroy, Sier transferred to Richmond where he played for the next three seasons. He subsequently coached various country teams, being Captain/Coach of St Arnaud in 1951, Captain/Coach of Wedderburn in 1952 and Captain/Coach of Yarragon in 1953.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1946 - Border United appoint coach . Trove Newspaper . The Weekly Times . 9 April 2020 . 18 December 1946. 36.
  2. Web site: 1947 - Cannot take coaching job . Trove Newspapers . The Herald . 9 April 2020 . 30 January 1947. 20.
  3. Web site: Ken Sier . Tigerland Archive.