Tony Keenan Explained

Tony Keenan
Birth Date:6 May 1964
Originalteam:Greensborough (DVFL)[1]
Height:195 cm
Weight:92 kg
Statsend:1984
Years1:1982–1984
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:3 (0)

Tony Keenan (born 6 May 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Keenan, a ruckman and key position player originally from Diamond Valley Football League club Greensborough, was a member of the 1980 Victorian Teal Cup team[3] and captained the 1981 Victorian Teal Cup team, which featured future greats Dermott Brereton, Gary Pert and Paul Salmon.[4]

Keenan was recruited by Collingwood in 1982 and played three VFL games, two in 1982 and one in 1984.[5] He was traded to Melbourne midway through the 1984 season, in return for fellow ruckman Glenn McLean, but suffered a knee injury before joining his new club and didn't play for the rest of the year.[4] The following season Keenan was again on the sidelines after dislocating a shoulder and undergoing reconstructive surgery.[6]

Keenan left Melbourne at the end of the 1985 VFL season without playing a senior game, moving first to Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Preston, Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) side Bulleen-Templestowe and South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood before his retirement in 1988.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sport. Collingwood Football Club.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. Web site: Tony Keenan. Demonwiki.
  4. The Age,"The Coodabeens of '81", 17 September 1989, p. 56
  5. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tony_Keenan.html AFL Tables: Tony Keenan
  6. Web site: Tony Keenan. Demonwiki.