Date of birth 8 August 1936 1956-1962 Hawthorn Name Les Kaine | Height/Weight 185 cm / 83 kg Weight 83 kg Years Club Original team Coleraine | |
Date of death 18 August 2012(2012-08-18) (aged 76) Role Australian Rules Footballer Died August 18, 2012, Coleraine, Australia | ||
Place of death Coleraine, Victoria | ||
Les Kaine (8 August 1936 – 18 August 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Kaine started his career as a forward but was pushed into defence later in his career. He played a fullback in Hawthorn's winning Grand Final in 1961.
For the rest of the 1960s he played in the Bendigo Football League with Castlemaine and Kyneton. He was the league's leading goal-kicker while playing at Kyneton in 1966, with 84 goals.
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