Travis Irving Payze (2 July 1946 – 1 September 2006) was an

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er in the

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. Debuting for St Kilda against Collingwood in the

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second semi-final, Payze came off the bench and booted 3 goals. He was also named on the bench two weeks later in the Saints' first premiership side. A lively forward, Payze had played only 12 games in his first four and a half seasons at the Saints, before he started to establish himself in the side as a ruck-rover. He was named as an

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in 1972, and retired after the 1974 season. He then coached

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in the VFA, before returning to the Saints and becoming chairman of selectors in the early 1980s. He progressed to the president of St Kilda, a position he held from 1986 to 1993, in very difficult financial circumstances for the club. In 2003, Payze was diagnosed with

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, and died on 1 September 2006, aged 60.

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