Ken Sheldon
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| Ken Sheldon | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kenneth John Sheldon | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1959 | ||
| Original team(s) | Mitiamo | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1977–1986 | Carlton | 132 (170) | |
| 1987–1989 | St Kilda | 53 (24) | |
| Total | 185 (194) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1990–1993 | St Kilda | 86 (47–38–1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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3 x VFL premiership player: 1979, 1981, 1982 | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kenneth John Sheldon (born 31 December 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.[1] He is the father of the former Brisbane Lions' player Sam Sheldon.
Recruited from Mitiamo, Sheldon, a rover, debuted with the Carlton Football Club in 1977.[1] He wore the Number 5 guernsey. In 1979 he kicked 53 goals and lead Carlton's goalkicking for the year. In the 1979 VFL Grand Final he is remembered for receiving the ball from the sliding Wayne Harmes and kicking the winning goal to give the Blues a premiership win over Collingwood.[1]
Sheldon was part of the Blues' 1981 and 1982 premiership sides.
Sheldon also played in Carlton's first ever night premiership in 1983 when an undermanned Blues outfit beat an almost full-strength Richmond team.
St Kilda career
In 1987, Sheldon moved to the St Kilda Football Club after 132 games and 170 goals with Carlton. He went on to play 53 games for 24 goals with the Saints until the end of the 1989 season.[1]
