| Geoff Raines | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1956-08-10)10 August 1956 (age 69) | ||
| Original team | Swan Hill | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1976–1982 | Richmond | 134(55) | |
| 1983–1985 | Collingwood | 45(21) | |
| 1986 | Essendon | 16(5) | |
| 1987–1989 | Brisbane Bears | 59(20) | |
| Total | 254 (101) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Geoff Raines (born 10 August 1956) is a formerAustralian rules football player who played in theVFL between 1976 and 1982 for theRichmond Football Club, between 1983 and 1985 for theCollingwood Football Club, in 1986 for theEssendon Football Club and between 1987 and 1989 for theBrisbane Bears Football Club.
His numerous football achievements include a VFL premiership medallion (1980), threeJack Dyer medals (Richmond best and fairest), two-timeAll-Australian selection, and an induction to the Richmond Hall of Fame and Team of the Century. Controversially, Raines received no Brownlow votes in Richmond's 1980 premiership year despite being judged by Richmond to be the club's best player. Raines maintains that he was the victim of a conspiracy to deprive him of votes, a charge which was denied by the former chief of the AFL Umpires Association.[1]
Raines's sonAndrew Raines played in theAustralian Football League for Richmond, Brisbane andGold Coast.[2]
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