Ken Sier

Australian rules footballer

Ken Sier
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Vincent Sier
Date of birth	27 January 1922
Place of birth	North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	26 February 2001(2001-02-26) (aged 79)
Place of death	Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s)	Fitzroy CYMS
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940–1947	Fitzroy	59 (61)
1948–1950	Richmond	38 (13)
Total		97 (74)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth Vincent Sier (27 January 1922 – 26 February 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

His best year came in 1944 where he kicked 41 goals as a full forward, 3 of them in the 1944 VFL Grand Final victory over his future club Richmond.

In December 1946, Sier was appointed as captain / coach of the Border United Football Club in New South Wales^[1] but in January 1947 it was announced that Fitzroy refused Sier a clearance to coach them at £10 per week.^[2]

After completing the 1947 season with Fitzroy, Sier transferred to Richmond where he played for the next three seasons. He subsequently coached various country teams, being Captain/Coach of St Arnaud in 1951, Captain/Coach of Wedderburn in 1952 and Captain/Coach of Yarragon in 1953.^[3]

References

^ "1946 - Border United appoint coach". The Weekly Times. 18 December 1946. p. 36. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove Newspaper.
^ "1947 - Cannot take coaching job". The Herald. 30 January 1947. p. 20. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "Ken Sier". Tigerland Archive.

External links

Ken Sier's playing statistics from AFL Tables
2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side

Fitzroy Football Club 1944 VFL premiers

Fitzroy 9.12 (66) defeated Richmond 7.9 (51), at the Junction Oval