Keith Batchelor

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Keith Vincent Batchelor (4 October 1930 – 24 September 2009) was a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for Collingwood and Template:AFL NM in the 1950s. He made his senior debut in the 1952 VFL Grand Final.[1]

Family

The son of Collingwood footballer Vincent George Batchelor (1900-1981),[2] and Mary Alice Batchelor (1902-1970), née Wescott,[3] Keith Vincent Batchelor was born in Melbourne on 4 October 1930.

He married Claire Lavinia Kennedy (1931-2014) on 20 February 1954.

Football

Collingwood (VFL)

Batchelor came to Collingwood in 1949 as a forward from the suburban club Murrumbeena.[4]

Carlton (VFL)

Unable to secure a senior game with Collingwood, he was given a clearance to Carlton. Although he was listed by Carlton (1951), and although he played in the Carlton Reserves, he was unable to get a senior game.[5]

Collingwood (VFL)

In 1952 he was cleared back to Collingwood.

Injuries late in the season allowed the selectors to play him as a defender in the Reserves. Due to his good form in the reserves, and injuries to senior players, he made his senior debut at full-back in the 1952 VFL Grand Final: his opponent, George Goninon, kicked five goals against him, and Geelong won the match by 46 points.

In the 1953 VFL Grand Final Batchelor was played at full-forward; he kicked 4 goals, and Collingwood won the match by 11 points.

North Melbourne (VFL)

He later was cleared to Template:AFL NM in 1956 and stayed for two years.[6]

He was 20th man in his last senior match for North Melbourne, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 17 August 1957, the second-last home-and-away match of the 1957 season, and replaced an injured Ray Murphy in the third quarter of the match.[7] He played for the North Melbourne Reserves in the Second Semi-Final against Fitzroy, on 7 September; he injured his knee and was replaced in the third-quarter.[8] He also played at full-back in the Reserves Preliminary-Final against Essendon, on 14 September 1957,[9][10][11] and was one of North Melbourne's best players in its Reserves Grand Final win over Fitzroy on 21 September 1957.[12][13][14] He was selected as 20th man in the North Melbourne team that lost to Geelong in the 24 September 1957 Night Premiership match.[15][16]

Cricket

He was also a capable cricketer,[17] and played nine first XI district matches as a specialist bowler for Collingwood between 1949 and 1961.[18]

Death

He died in Sydney, New South Wales on 24 September 2009.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Funeral Notices: Batchelor, The Age, (Monday, 7 September 1981), p.19.
  3. ↑ She was the sister of the Collingwood footballer Henry David "Leo" Wescott (1900-1970).
  4. ↑ Collingwood, The Herald, (Saturday, 2 April 1949), p.19.
  5. ↑ Keith Batchelor, at Blueseum.
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ V.F.L. Statistics, The Age, (Monday, 19 August 1957), p.16.
  8. ↑ Fitzroy Seconds have Solid Win, The Age, (Monday, 9 September 1957), p.16.
  9. ↑ Norths Second Side Stronger, The Age, (Friday, 13 September 1957), p.20.
  10. ↑ North for Seconds Win, The Age, (Saturday, 14 September 1957), p.16.
  11. ↑ Late Goal gives Victory to North, The Age, (Monday, 16 September 1957), p.16.
  12. ↑ North Seconds Side Stronger, The Age, (Friday, 20 September 1957), p.30.
  13. ↑ Improved North for Seconds' Flag, The Age, (Saturday, 21 September 1957), p.16.
  14. ↑ Game Last-Quarter Bid Lands Win for North, The Age, (Monday, 23 September 1957), p.16.
  15. ↑ North Fancied in Night Football, The Age, (Tuesday, 24 September 1957), p.16.
  16. ↑ Geelong defeats North Melbourne, The Age, (Wednesday, 25 September 1957), p.18.
  17. ↑ 12th Man takes Five Wickets in Each Innings, The Argus, (Friday, 23 December 1949), p.16.
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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References

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  • Grand Finals: Victorian Rules' Greatest Moments – Stories and Research by Jim Main, Murray Publishers Pty Ltd, Sydney.

External links

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