Ken Sier
Fitzroy and Richmond
AFL career
97 games74 goals
- Debut
- R18 1940 v HAW31 Aug 1940
- Most recent
- R12 1950 v NTH8 July 1950
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Fitzroy CYMS, Ken Sier was a rugged ruckman and key forward whose early career was interrupted by military service in the Army and RAAF. He returned to play a pivotal role in Fitzroy's 1944 premiership campaign, booting 41 goals for the season and contributing three crucial majors in the Grand Final victory over his future club, Richmond. His eventual departure from the Maroons was sparked by an administrative dispute in early 1947, when the club blocked a lucrative clearance for him to captain-coach Border United in New South Wales. After one final uncomfortable season at Brunswick Street, Sier was cleared to Richmond—a club that had aggressively pursued him for the better part of a decade. He spent three seasons at Punt Road, where his combative style earned him the Tigers' "Most Determined" award in 1949, before he finally moved to the country to captain-coach St Arnaud.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Jan 1922
- Died
- 26 Feb 2001 (aged 79y 30d)
- Birthplace
- North Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Heidelberg, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1944
Family
- Brother:Gerry Sier
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Fitzroy CYMS, Ken Sier was a rugged ruckman and key forward whose early career was interrupted by military service in the Army and RAAF. He returned to play a pivotal role in Fitzroy's 1944 premiership campaign, booting 41 goals for the season and contributing three crucial majors in the Grand Final victory over his future club, Richmond. His eventual departure from the Maroons was sparked by an administrative dispute in early 1947, when the club blocked a lucrative clearance for him to captain-coach Border United in New South Wales. After one final uncomfortable season at Brunswick Street, Sier was cleared to Richmond—a club that had aggressively pursued him for the better part of a decade. He spent three seasons at Punt Road, where his combative style earned him the Tigers' "Most Determined" award in 1949, before he finally moved to the country to captain-coach St Arnaud.