Kenneth Vincent Sier (27 January 1922 – 26 February 2001) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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and
Fitzroy in the
Victorian Football League
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(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 but in January 1947 it was announced that Fitzroy refused Sier a clearance to coach them at £10 per week.
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.
References
External links
*
2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side
1922 births
2001 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Fitzroy Football Club players
Richmond Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club premiership players
VFL/AFL premiership players
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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