About Ken Goodland
Lived 1940 – 1983 (aged 42). Ken Goodland was an australian rules football player.
Kenneth Gilmore John Goodland (3 August 1940 – 26 March 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1960s.
Football Used mostly as a ruckman or half back, Goodland came off the bench in Geelong's 1963 premiership side.
On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
He had career riddled with injuries, including breaking his leg in the opening game of the 1964 season.
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Who was Ken Goodland?
Australian rules footballer
When was Ken Goodland born?
Ken Goodland was born on 3 August 1940.
When did Ken Goodland die?
Ken Goodland died on 26 March 1983 in Nelson Bay.
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Ken Goodland was an australian rules football player.
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