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Geoff Austen (born 13 October 1953) is a former
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er who played for
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and Collingwood in the
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(VFL). Austen, who was the son of league footballer
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, spent most of the 1970s in a struggling Fitzroy team. He got his chance to play at a stronger club in 1979 when he crossed to Collingwood and played a supportive role as Peter Moore rose to form and secured a Brownlow medal. At
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in 1982, Austen immediately made his mark by winning the
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. The following season he played in their
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premiership and he won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal as best afield in the Grand Final.


References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1953 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Fitzroy Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players J. J. Liston Trophy winners Heidelberg Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub