Kelvin Payne
Footscray
AFL career
35 games5 goals
- Debut
- R7 1957 v HAW1 June 1957
- Most recent
- R2 1964 v STK25 Apr 1964
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Alexandra, Kelvin Payne was the subject of a fierce recruiting battle between Melbourne legend Norm Smith and Footscray, eventually landing at the Kennel after the VFL upheld a residential zone claim while he lived with his sister to study mechanical engineering. Standing 188cm, a significant height for the era, Payne was a follower and key position prospect who showed genuine promise during his initial three-season stint from 1957. However, his football trajectory was heavily impacted by his off-field vocation; he missed three entire prime seasons (1960–1962) after his engineering firm transferred him to the United States for work. Payne returned to the Bulldogs in 1963 for a brief second stint, but the long absence limited his impact, leaving him as a talented "what if" whose professional career ultimately took precedence over League football.
Profile
- Born
- 15 Feb 1939 (age 87y 249d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Alexandra, Kelvin Payne was the subject of a fierce recruiting battle between Melbourne legend Norm Smith and Footscray, eventually landing at the Kennel after the VFL upheld a residential zone claim while he lived with his sister to study mechanical engineering. Standing 188cm, a significant height for the era, Payne was a follower and key position prospect who showed genuine promise during his initial three-season stint from 1957. However, his football trajectory was heavily impacted by his off-field vocation; he missed three entire prime seasons (1960–1962) after his engineering firm transferred him to the United States for work. Payne returned to the Bulldogs in 1963 for a brief second stint, but the long absence limited his impact, leaving him as a talented "what if" whose professional career ultimately took precedence over League football.