Frank Keppel
Australian rules footballer
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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]
Fullname
Francis Sylvester Keppel
Born
8 December 1899
Marysville, Victoria
Marysville, Victoria
Died
4 February 1975 (aged 75)
Ashwood, Victoria
Ashwood, Victoria
Original team
Cobden
| Frank Keppel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Sylvester Keppel | ||
| Born |
8 December 1899 Marysville, Victoria | ||
| Died |
4 February 1975 (aged 75) Ashwood, Victoria | ||
| Original team | 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]
