Ian Payne (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Ian Payne

Personal information
Full name|  Ian Graham Payne
Nickname(s)|  Porky
Date of birth|  (1947-03-22)22 March 1947
Place of birth|  Coleraine, Victoria
Original team(s)|  Terang
Height|  175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight|  76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)|  Centre, half-forward
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1965–67, 1969–71|  Essendon|  45 (11)
1972–73|  Sunshine (VFA)|

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ian Graham Payne (born 22 March 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Payne won the reserves best and fairest in 1965. Payne missed the 1968 season and the first half of the 1969 because he was conscripted to fight in the Vietnam War.[2] He later played for Sunshine and Keilor.

Payne's brother, Charlie Payne, also played for Essendon.

## Notes

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 693\. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 497\. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.

## External links

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* Ian Payne at AustralianFootball.com
* Ian Payne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Ian Payne's playing statistics from The VFA Project
* Essendon Football Club past player profile