Ken Evans
South Melbourne
AFL career
64 games95 goals
- Debut
- R16 1935 v GEE24 Aug 1935
- Most recent
- R3 1941 v FSC10 May 1941
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Wesley College where he was a standout track and field athlete, Ken "KO" Evans used his blistering pace to become a dangerous weapon in the South Melbourne forward line. Operating primarily on a half-forward flank, he possessed the ability to tear games apart, highlighted by a career-best bag of eight goals against Hawthorn in 1940 and an appearance in the 1936 Grand Final loss to Collingwood. His time at the Lake Oval ended in controversial circumstances during the 1941 season when he crossed to VFA powerhouse Coburg without a clearance, leaving the VFL to join the rival competition during its high-scoring throw-pass era.
Profile
- Full name
- Kenneth Owen Evans
- Born
- 05 Dec 1916
- Died
- 19 Nov 1972 (aged 55y 350d)
- Birthplace
- St Kilda, VIC
- Deathplace
- Macleod, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Wesley College where he was a standout track and field athlete, Ken "KO" Evans used his blistering pace to become a dangerous weapon in the South Melbourne forward line. Operating primarily on a half-forward flank, he possessed the ability to tear games apart, highlighted by a career-best bag of eight goals against Hawthorn in 1940 and an appearance in the 1936 Grand Final loss to Collingwood. His time at the Lake Oval ended in controversial circumstances during the 1941 season when he crossed to VFA powerhouse Coburg without a clearance, leaving the VFL to join the rival competition during its high-scoring throw-pass era.