Geoff Kingston is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the

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(SANFL). He was inducted into the

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in 2008. Born in

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but raised in

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, Kingston played one season for Turvey Park in the

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and kicked over 100 goals before playing with West Torrens. Kingston had an injury riddled but decorated career. He was used mostly at full-forward and in 1961, his second season, kicked 79 goals to top the league's goalkicking. In the same year he represented South Australia at the Brisbane Carnival where he scored five goals against the

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side and four against Western Australia to win selection in the

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team. He went on to represent South Australia in a total of 15 interstate matches and kicked 47 goals. He won West Torren's 'Best and fairest' award in 1965.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston, Geoff Living people Australian rules footballers from New South Wales West Torrens Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Year of birth missing (living people)