THE AFL COMBINED PAST PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

Name: Keith Burns

Nickname: Burnsie

Current Position: President of the AFL Combined Past Players and Officials Association

Club Represented: Collingwood Football Club Past Players Association

Playing Career: Played 28 senior games for Collingwood between 1957 and 1961

Kicked 32 goals

Number worn: 19

Recruited from: Preston Wanderers

Played at Sandringham F C in the VFA from 1962 – 1964, the last two years as playing coach.

Playing coach of Brunswick F C in the VFA from 1965 – 1968

Playing coach of Diamond Creek F C in the Diamond Valley Football League from 1969 -1972

Coach Templestowe F C in the DVFL from 1975 – 1977

Coached Collingwood Under 19s from 1978 – 1991, including a premiership in 1986

Coached Victorian Primary Schools Football team from 1985 – 90

Coached the Preston Knights (later Northern Knights) Under 18s from 1992 – 2002 winning four premierships

Coached Vic State and Vic Metro Under 18 representative teams in 1992, 1994 and 1996

Chairman of Selectors Vic Metro Under 18 team 2003 -2006

Team Manager Vic Metro Under 18 team 2007 - 2008

Achievements:

As a player was twice runner up in the Collingwood Reserves Best and Fairest Award

Won the 1962 J J Liston Trophy for the Best and Fairest in the VFA

Won media awards for Best Player in th VFA in 1962 and 1964

Captain and Best Player in the VFA Representative team in 1966

Life member of the Collingwood Football club

Recipient of the AFL Jack Titus Award for Services to Football in 2016

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