Ian George
St Kilda
AFL career
7 games4 goals
- Debut
- R8 1973 v GEE26 May 1973
- Most recent
- R10 1974 v FSC8 June 1974
Stats
1974 | STK | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1973 | STK | 6 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Bio
Recruited from Highett West, Ian George was a diminutive rover who made an immediate impact upon his debut in 1973, booting a goal with his very first kick against Geelong after dispossessing defender Bluey Hampshire. However, his lasting legacy in VFL history comes from the tribunal room rather than the scoreboard. George holds the unique distinction of being the first player to utilise video evidence in a tribunal hearing after being reported for striking Melbourne's Denis Clark. St Kilda secretary Ian Drake successfully lobbied Chairman John Winneke to allow the footage—a groundbreaking move at the time—though the defence ultimately failed, and George was still suspended. His senior career was brief, spanning just seven games across two seasons before he departed the VFL, leaving him as an obscure but significant footnote in the evolution of the game's judicial process.
Profile
- Full name
- Ian Reginald George
- Born
- 06 Apr 1954 (age 72y 199d)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Highett West, Ian George was a diminutive rover who made an immediate impact upon his debut in 1973, booting a goal with his very first kick against Geelong after dispossessing defender Bluey Hampshire. However, his lasting legacy in VFL history comes from the tribunal room rather than the scoreboard. George holds the unique distinction of being the first player to utilise video evidence in a tribunal hearing after being reported for striking Melbourne's Denis Clark. St Kilda secretary Ian Drake successfully lobbied Chairman John Winneke to allow the footage—a groundbreaking move at the time—though the defence ultimately failed, and George was still suspended. His senior career was brief, spanning just seven games across two seasons before he departed the VFL, leaving him as an obscure but significant footnote in the evolution of the game's judicial process.