Alan Killigrew
St Kilda
AFL career
78 games75 goals
- Debut
- R8 1938 v COL11 June 1938
- Most recent
- R2 1945 v MEL28 Apr 1945
Coaching career
124 games46 wins77 losses1 draws
- First
- R1 1956 v NTH14 Apr 1956
- Most recent
- R18 1966 v SME27 Aug 1966
Stats
Bio
A diminutive but ferocious rover standing just 163cm, Alan Killigrew forced his way into League football via the country route at Murtoa after initially being turned away by the Saints. Once given his chance, he became a relentless competitor who relied on fierce determination and stamina, efforts that were rewarded with the 1940 club champion award and Victorian state selection. His playing prime was stolen by World War II service, during which he contracted tuberculosis of the spine, a debilitating condition that effectively ended his on-field career despite a brief, courageous return in 1945. While his playing statistics were curtailed by illness, Killigrew’s legacy is immense; he reinvented himself as 'The Hot Gospeller,' a legendary coach whose fiery speeches and demand for discipline laid the hard-nosed foundations for St Kilda’s eventual premiership success.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Jan 1918
- Died
- 10 June 2001 (aged 83y 134d)
- Birthplace
- Prahran, VIC
- Deathplace
- Perth, WA
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 71 kg
Teams
Coaching
- St Kilda (Senior Coach)1956–195854 games (W19 L34 D1), 35.2%
- North Melbourne (Senior Coach)1963–196670 games (W27 L43 D0), 38.6%
Honours
- St Kilda B&F1940
Bio
1 revisionA diminutive but ferocious rover standing just 163cm, Alan Killigrew forced his way into League football via the country route at Murtoa after initially being turned away by the Saints. Once given his chance, he became a relentless competitor who relied on fierce determination and stamina, efforts that were rewarded with the 1940 club champion award and Victorian state selection. His playing prime was stolen by World War II service, during which he contracted tuberculosis of the spine, a debilitating condition that effectively ended his on-field career despite a brief, courageous return in 1945. While his playing statistics were curtailed by illness, Killigrew’s legacy is immense; he reinvented himself as 'The Hot Gospeller,' a legendary coach whose fiery speeches and demand for discipline laid the hard-nosed foundations for St Kilda’s eventual premiership success.