Keith Shea
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Keith Shea was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton
in the VFL
during the 1930s.
Shea was a half forward and played with Carlton from 1932 to 1937. He polled well in the Brownlow Medal, the closest he came to winning was in 1934 where he fell 2 votes short with an equal 3rd placing. Shea finished 3rd again the following season and equal fourth in 1937.
He represented Victoria on 10 occasions during his time at Carlton. It was playing for Victoria in the 1937 Perth Carnival
where he caught the eyes of the Subiaco Football Club
recruiters who signed him up for the 1938 season. During his stint with Subiaco he played interstate football with Western Australia.
Shea returned to the VFL in 1945 as captain-coach of Hawthorn
, retiring as a player at the season's end but staying on as coach in 1946.
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the 1930s.
Shea was a half forward and played with Carlton from 1932 to 1937. He polled well in the Brownlow Medal, the closest he came to winning was in 1934 where he fell 2 votes short with an equal 3rd placing. Shea finished 3rd again the following season and equal fourth in 1937.
He represented Victoria on 10 occasions during his time at Carlton. It was playing for Victoria in the 1937 Perth Carnival
1937 Perth Carnival
The 1937 Perth Carnival was the ninth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition.-Overview:...
where he caught the eyes of the Subiaco Football Club
Subiaco Football Club
The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...
recruiters who signed him up for the 1938 season. During his stint with Subiaco he played interstate football with Western Australia.
Shea returned to the VFL in 1945 as captain-coach of Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
, retiring as a player at the season's end but staying on as coach in 1946.