Phonse Kyne

Phonse Kyne
Personal information
Full name	Alphonsus Edward Kyne
Date of birth	(1915-10-29)29 October 1915
Place of birth	Trafalgar, Victoria
Date of death	8 April 1985(1985-04-08)(aged 69)
Place of death	Kew, Victoria
Original team(s)	St Kevin's
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1934–1950	Collingwood	245 (237)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1950–1963	Collingwood	272 (161–109–2)
1Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. 3Coaching statistics correct as of 1963.
Career highlights
Collingwoodpremiership player1935,1936 Collingwoodpremiership coach1953,1958 CollingwoodTeam of the Century Collingwoodcaptain 1942, 1946–1949 Copeland Trophy1946–1948
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball

Alphonsus Edward "Phonse" Kyne(29 October 1915 – 8 April 1985) was anAustralian rules footballerwho played for and coachedCollingwoodin theVictorian Football League.He is an inductee of theAustralian Football Hall of Fameand a member of the officialCollingwood Team of the Century.Along withAllan La Fontaine,he is widely regarded as one of the two best footballers to graduate fromSt Kevin's College,Toorak.

Playing career

Acentre half-forwardandruckmanduring his playing career, Kyne was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in1935and1936.

He won his firstbest and fairestin 1946, winning the award again the following two seasons to become the first player to win the Copeland Trophy three years in succession. Kyne had his first stint as captain in 1942 before being appointed to the role permanently from 1946 to 1949. He had served in theAustralian Army(22nd Battalion) between 1942 and 1945.

A regular Victorian interstate representative, Kyne played a total of 11 games for the state and captaining them at the1947 Hobart Carnival.

Coaching career

In1950,Kyne was appointed coach of Collingwood and took the field seven times that season before becoming a non-playing coach from1951onwards. His 272 games as coach is the second most by a Collingwood player, and he was a premiership-winning coach in1953and1958.

In popular culture

Collingwood historian Michael Roberts speculated that Kyne is one of three Collingwood footballers depicted inJohn Brack's 1953 paintingThree of the Players.

References

• Ross, John (1999).The Australian Football Hall of Fame.Pymble: Harper Collins. p. 86.ISBN978-0-7322-6426-0.
• Barr, Andrew, "Magpies' Phonse Kyne dies at 69",The Age,(Tuesday, 9 April 1985), p.40.

External links

• Phonse Kyne's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
• Phonse Kyneat AustralianFootball
• Coaching record