Don Kerley
St Kilda
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1943 v FSC29 May 1943
- Most recent
- R7 1944 v CAR17 June 1944
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Prahran in the VFA, Don Kerley was a tall utility brought into the St Kilda fold to cover manpower shortages during the Second World War. With a solid 184cm frame, he offered a key position option for a Saints lineup struggling for depth, eventually earning his senior debut late in the 1943 season. He added four more games the following year, largely playing a defensive or relief role, but could not cement a permanent spot in the side. Kerley’s brief career serves as a representative example of the wartime era, where local recruits stepped up to keep the competition alive before the return of regular personnel.
Profile
- Born
- 10 Mar 1917
- Died
- 31 May 1996 (aged 79y 82d)
- Birthplace
- Caulfield, VIC
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Prahran in the VFA, Don Kerley was a tall utility brought into the St Kilda fold to cover manpower shortages during the Second World War. With a solid 184cm frame, he offered a key position option for a Saints lineup struggling for depth, eventually earning his senior debut late in the 1943 season. He added four more games the following year, largely playing a defensive or relief role, but could not cement a permanent spot in the side. Kerley’s brief career serves as a representative example of the wartime era, where local recruits stepped up to keep the competition alive before the return of regular personnel.