Full name Max Oaten 1956–1962 South Melbourne Original team(s) Melton Name Max Oaten | Height/Weight 189 cm / 88 kg Positions Full-forward Years Club | |
Date of birth (1935-01-26) 26 January 1935 (age 80) | ||
Max Oaten (born 26 January 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Oaten, a full-forward from Melton, topped South Melbourne's goal-kicking in 1958 and 1960, with 34 and 39 goals respectively. He kicked his career high six goals in a game on three occasions, including twice in a row to end the 1961 VFL season. In 1960, he represented the VFL's interstate team when they lost to Tasmania for the time ever. Michael Oaten, his son, played briefly at South Melbourne in the early 1980s.
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