Charles James Payne (born 13 November 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for

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in the VFL. Payne started his VFL career in 1962 as a forward, at the age of just 17, topping Essendon's goalkicking in his first two seasons, with 39 and 36 goals respectively. He was at full-forward in Essendon's 1962 premiership side but played in the

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in their premiership three years later. He would remain in defence for most of his career but was also used as a follower. At the end of the 1972 season he left Essendon and joined

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for which he played 52 games (94 goals) during the next four seasons.

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* * 1944 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club premiership players North Adelaide Football Club players Terang Football Club players Living people VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub