Ian Graham Payne (born 22 March 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ian Payne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian Graham Payne | ||
| Nickname(s) | Porky | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Coleraine, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Terang | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre, half-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1965–67, 1969–71 | Essendon | 45 (11) | |
| 1972–73 | Sunshine (VFA) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Payne won the reserves best and fairest in 1965. Payne missed the 1968 season and the first half of the 1969 because he was conscripted to fight in the Vietnam War.[2] He later played for Sunshine and Keilor.
Payne's brother, Charlie Payne, also played for Essendon.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 693. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
edit- Ian Payne at AustralianFootball.com
- Ian Payne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ian Payne's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Essendon Football Club past player profile