Geoff Austen

Geoff Austen (born 13 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Geoff Austen
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Austen
Nickname(s) Texas
Date of birth (1953-10-13) 13 October 1953
Place of birth Ivanhoe, Victoria
Original team(s) McLeod-Rosanna
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972–78 Fitzroy 85 (35)
1979, 1981 Collingwood 13 (3)
Total 98 (38)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Career highlights

Kicking 4 goals in the night premiership for Collingwood under coach Tom Hafey, 1979.

Liston Trophy 1982. Playing for Preston.

Won the inaugural Norm Goss for Best on Ground in the 1983 Premiership match for Preston.

Runner up to Billy Swan (Father of Dane Swan) in Liston Trophy 1983.

Winning Best and Fairest two years in a row for Preston 1982, 1983.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Austen, who was the son of league footballer Cecil, spent most of the 1970s in a struggling Fitzroy team. He got his chance to play at a stronger club in 1979 when he crossed to Collingwood and played a supportive role as Peter Moore rose to form and secured a Brownlow medal.

At Preston in 1982, Austen immediately made his mark by winning the J. J. Liston Trophy. The following season he played in their Victorian Football Association premiership and he won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal as best afield in the Grand Final.

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