Gavin Keane (born 5 March 1966) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
United Kin ...
and the
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Bears were a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, now known as the Brisbane Lions. Granted a Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), licence in 1986, ...
in the
Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Keane, who was recruited from St Bernard's, averaged just under 20 disposals from 16 appearances in 1987, his first league season.
[AFL Tables: Gavin Keane]
/ref> He added another 13 games in 1988 but didn't play VFL football in 1989.[
Traded to Brisbane at the end of the 1989 season, Keane played seven games at his new club in 1990, all losses.][
A wingman, he also spent some time in the ]Victorian Football Association
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
playing with Williamstown.
References
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1966 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Brisbane Bears players
Williamstown Football Club players
Living people