| Phonse Kyne | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alphonsus Edward Kyne | ||
| Date of birth | (1915-10-29)29 October 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Trafalgar, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 1985(1985-04-08) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kevin's | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934–1950 | Collingwood | 245 (237) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1950–1963 | Collingwood | 272 (161–109–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1963. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alphonsus Edward "Phonse" Kyne (29 October 1915 – 8 April 1985) was anAustralian rules footballer who played for and coachedCollingwood in theVictorian Football League. He is an inductee of theAustralian Football Hall of Fame and a member of the officialCollingwood Team of the Century. Along withAllan La Fontaine, he is widely regarded as one of the two best footballers to graduate fromSt Kevin's College, Toorak.
Acentre half-forward andruckman during his playing career, Kyne was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in1935 and1936.
He won his firstbest and fairest in 1946, winning the award again the following two seasons to become the first player to win the Copeland Trophy three years in succession. Kyne had his first stint as captain in 1942 before being appointed to the role permanently from 1946 to 1949. He had served in theAustralian Army (22nd Battalion) between 1942 and 1945.
A regular Victorian interstate representative, Kyne played a total of 11 games for the state and captaining them at the1947 Hobart Carnival.
In1950, Kyne was appointed coach of Collingwood and took the field seven times that season before becoming a non-playing coach from1951 onwards. His 272 games as coach is the second most by a Collingwood player, and he was a premiership-winning coach in1953 and1958.
Collingwood historian Michael Roberts speculated that Kyne is one of three Collingwood footballers depicted inJohn Brack's 1953 paintingThree of the Players.[1]
