Geoff Linke (born 21 November 1955) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
(VFL)
and
South Adelaide in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as th ...
(SANFL).
Linke was drafted by St Kilda in the inaugural VFL Draft in
1981
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by badly injured his knee in his second match for St Kilda. After missing the rest of the
1982 VFL season
The 1982 VFL season was the 86th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 20 March until 25 September, and comprised a ...
, Linke aggravated his knee injury while training in the 1983 pre-season, requiring further surgery.
[Ebsary, R. "South star says 'No'", ''Football Times'', 14 April 1983, p. 1.]
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Living people
1955 births
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
St Kilda Football Club players
South Adelaide Football Club players
Sandringham Football Club players