David Blackburn
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games2 goals
- Debut
- R9 1977 v MEL28 May 1977
- Most recent
- R10 1977 v NTH4 June 1977
Stats
Bio
Recruited from East Ballarat in the Ballarat Football League, David Blackburn was a diminutive rover and small forward who earned a brief opportunity at Moorabbin during St Kilda's disastrous 1977 wooden spoon campaign. Standing just 173cm, he made his debut midway through the season as a 20-year-old, managing to find the goals twice in his two senior appearances—a respectable return given the Saints' lack of scoring power that year. Despite showing he could hit the scoreboard, Blackburn was unable to secure a long-term place in a side plagued by inconsistency and massive list turnover, departing the VFL landscape after just that single season to return to country football.
Profile
- Full name
- David A. Blackburn
- Born
- 07 July 1956 (age 70y 107d)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from East Ballarat in the Ballarat Football League, David Blackburn was a diminutive rover and small forward who earned a brief opportunity at Moorabbin during St Kilda's disastrous 1977 wooden spoon campaign. Standing just 173cm, he made his debut midway through the season as a 20-year-old, managing to find the goals twice in his two senior appearances—a respectable return given the Saints' lack of scoring power that year. Despite showing he could hit the scoreboard, Blackburn was unable to secure a long-term place in a side plagued by inconsistency and massive list turnover, departing the VFL landscape after just that single season to return to country football.