Francis Sylvester Keppel (8 December 1899 – 4 February 1975)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Frank Keppel
Personal information
Full name Francis Sylvester Keppel
Date of birth 8 December 1899
Place of birth Marysville, Victoria
Date of death 4 February 1975(1975-02-04) (aged 75)
Place of death Ashwood, Victoria
Original team(s) Cobden
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–1930 Geelong 40 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keppel spent much of the 1920s playing with the Thornton Football Club, but was with Cobden when he was invited by the Geelong committee to train with the VFL club.[3]

Already 27 years of age, Keppel had a brief stint in the Geelong seconds before appearing with the seniors for the final eight games of the 1927 season.[4]

He played 12 matches in each of the next two seasons and was a wingman in the Geelong team which lost the 1930 VFL Grand Final, his last game.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Keppel - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ^ Alexandra and Yea Standard, 2 September 1927, p. 2
  4. ^ a b AFL Tables: Frank Keppel