Ernie Payne
South Melbourne
AFL career
3 games1 goals
- Debut
- R4 1954 v RCH8 May 1954
- Most recent
- R18 1954 v MEL28 Aug 1954
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Lexton in the Pyrenees region of rural Victoria, Ernie Payne was a country footballer who earned a brief opportunity at the elite level with South Melbourne in the mid-1950s. He broke into the senior side in Round 4 of the 1954 season, making the perfect start to his VFL career by booting a goal on debut against Richmond at the Lake Oval. Despite this promising introduction, Payne struggled to cement a regular spot in the lineup, adding just two more senior appearances to his tally in the weeks that followed. His time at the top level was fleeting, managing three games in a single season before departing the club, remaining one of the many players whose VFL journey was short but memorable for that initial success in front of goal.
Profile
- Born
- 29 Apr 1934
- Died
- 18 Mar 2010 (aged 75y 323d)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Lexton in the Pyrenees region of rural Victoria, Ernie Payne was a country footballer who earned a brief opportunity at the elite level with South Melbourne in the mid-1950s. He broke into the senior side in Round 4 of the 1954 season, making the perfect start to his VFL career by booting a goal on debut against Richmond at the Lake Oval. Despite this promising introduction, Payne struggled to cement a regular spot in the lineup, adding just two more senior appearances to his tally in the weeks that followed. His time at the top level was fleeting, managing three games in a single season before departing the club, remaining one of the many players whose VFL journey was short but memorable for that initial success in front of goal.