Les Kaine Explained

Les Kaine
Birth Date:8 August 1936
Death Place:Coleraine, Victoria
Originalteam:Coleraine
Height:185 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1962
Years1:1956–1962
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:103 (80)

Les Kaine (8 August 1936 – 18 August 2012)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Kaine started his career as a forward but was pushed into defence later in his career. He played a fullback in Hawthorn's winning Grand Final in 1961.

For the rest of the 1960s he played in the Bendigo Football League with Castlemaine and Kyneton. He was the league's leading goal-kicker while playing at Kyneton in 1966, with 84 goals.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hawks premiership player Les Kaine dies, aged 76. Tullberg. Julie. 20 August 2012. Herald Sun. 27 August 2014.