Ken Emselle (born 17 June 1944) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1960s. His father

Richie Emselle Richie Emselle (24 September 1917 – 16 January 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Emselle was a regular in the back pocket In the sport of Australian rules football, ...

also played for Melbourne. A rover, Emselle was a premiership player with Melbourne in 1964, starting on the bench in the

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. In 1969, he played mostly with the Melbourne reserves, subsequently winning the

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. In 1970 he joined

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in the

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(VFA) and, during his four years at the club, Emselle won their best and fairest award twice and was their premiership captain in 1973. In 2003 he was selected in

's Team of the Century. Growing up, he attended

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, in Melbourne. He was also a maths teacher at

Melbourne Grammar School (Pray and Work) , established = 1849 (on present site since 1858 - the celebrated date of foundation) , type = Independent, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding , denominatio ...

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* 1944 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Prahran Football Club players Living people Melbourne Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub