Brian Kann (21 July 1933 – 21 May 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Brian Kann | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brian Eugene Kann | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1933 | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 2019 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawthorn Colts | ||
| Debut | Round 13, 1954, Hawthorn vs. St Kilda, at Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1954–1959 | Hawthorn | 57 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kann, who went to Melbourne High School, started out in the Hawthorn Colts.[1][2] He played senior football at Hawthorn for six seasons, from 1954 to 1959.[2][3] A defender, Kann was part of Hawthorn's historic 1957 side, which qualified for the VFL finals for the first time in the club's history.[2][3] He played in Hawthorn's semi final win over Carlton and preliminary final loss to Melbourne.[3] Over the next two years, Kann made only seven league appearances, but did captain the Hawthorn reserves to the 1958 and 1959 premierships.[1]
In 1960, Kann was captain-coach of Moorabbin, which finished the regular season in sixth position, to make the Victorian Football Association finals.[4][5] They were eliminated from the finals by Yarraville, at the quarter-final stage.[6]
Also a district cricketer, Kann played for the Fitzroy Cricket Club and in his youth represented the Victorian Schoolboys.[1][7] He was a member of Fitzroy's 1953/54 premiership side.[1]
In 1995, his son Julien Kann was initiator and founder of the Munich Kangaroos in Germany, as well as founding member of the Australian Football League Germany in 1999.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Past Player Profile - Brian Kann". Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.
- ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c "Brian Kann". AFL Tables.
- ^ The Age, "Moorabbin Shows It Will be Threat", 19 April 1960, p. 9
- ^ Scot Palmer (29 August 1960). "Two VFA finals on same day". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, Vic. p. 47.
- ^ Scot Palmer (5 September 1960). "Dull games won VFA no friends". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, Vic. p. 48.
- ^ The Age, "Incidents in District Play", 6 March 1956, p. 1
- ^ Kate O'Halloran: AFL Germany Expands, AFL Community, 24 February 2012.
- ^ Christian Stüwe: Kangaroos gegen Emus im Hirschgarten – Australian Football: Eine Vollkontakt-Sportart, die aussieht wie Rugby, feiert in München bald 20-jähriges Jubiläum, Münchner Merkur, 23 June 2015.