Ken Albiston
Full Name: KEN ALBISTON
Date of Birth: 11/11/1926
Date of Death: 20/06/2018
Height: 171 ( 5-7 1/2 )
Weight: 68 kg ( 10-9 )
Guernsey: 8
Debut: 20/07/1946 , Round13 , North Melbourne
Last Game: 18/08/1951 , Round 16 , Collingwood
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1946-51
Total Games: 58
Total Goals: 84
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1946-51
Total Games: 48
Total Goals: 0
Honours: Premiership 1946
BIOGRAPHY
Ken was a rover and forward-pocket who kicked 106 goals in one season with Melbourne High School prior to joining Richmond. A talented player who was dangerous near goal, his highest individual goal tally with Richmond was 7 versus Footscray in Round 1 of 1949. Ken also kicked 5 goals in his first full senior game against Essendon in the last round of 1946. He spent 20 of his 58 senior games on the reserves bench. After six seasons at Richmond he crossed to Melbourne for three seasons before moving to Ringwood as playing coach. Ringwood won three successive Premierships under Ken's guidance. Away from football, Ken holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree. His brother Alec Albiston platted 170 games and kicked 383 goals for Hawthorn between 1936 and 1949 as well as playing seven games with North Melbourne in 1950. A second brother, Harold, played one game with Collingwood in 1935 and 62 with Hawthorn between 1936 and 1940.
PRE RICHMOND
Kew Juniors 1942 ; Melbourne High School Old Boys 1943-45 ( Honours - Premiership 1943-45 , Club Captain & Competition Captain 1944 , Best & Fairest 1944 , Leading Goalkicker 1944 106 Goals )
POST RICHMOND
Melbourne Seniors 1952-54 , Games 45 , Goals 47 ; Melbourne Reserves 1954 , Games 9 ( Honours - 1954 Best & Fairest ) ; Ringwood 1955-57 ( Honours - Captain /Coach 1955-57 , Premiership 1955-57 )
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