Graeme Austin

Infobox afl player | firstname = Graeme
lastname = Austin




birthdate = birth date|1952|6|1|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Orbost
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1970
debutteam = Footscray (now Western Bulldogs)
debutopponent = ?
debutstadium = ?
playingteams = Western Bulldogs (1970-1974)

50 games, 17 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 1974
careerhighlights =

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Graeme Austin (born 1 June 1952) was an Australian rules football player. He played with Footscray, now known as the Western Bulldogs, mostly as a midfielder. He was recruited from Orbost, Victoria which was at the time part of Footscray's very productive Gippsland zone. His playing measurements were 178 cm and 68.5 kg.

Austin took 5 seasons with Footscray to reach 50 senior games, indicating that he was never consistently part of their best 20 players. In fact he spent a few seasons in Footscray's reserves before debuting in 1970. He was not a part of the Footscray's team that reached the elimination final in 1974.

Russell and Main describe Austin as "a handy rover".

References

Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002) "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers", Crown Content, Melbourne.