Kevin Wade (footballer)

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Kevin Wade
Wade in 1942
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Gerard Wade[1]
Date of birth	(1922-06-30)30 June 1922
Date of death	18 July 2001(2001-07-18) (aged 79)
Original team(s)	Northcote CYMS
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942–1949	Collingwood	111 (20)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin Gerard Wade (30 June 1922 – 18 July 2001)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Wade, who arrived at Collingwood from Northcote CYMS, started his career as a half forward and kicked four goals in a win over Hawthorn in round 16 of the 1942 VFL season.[3][4] By 1945 he was being used as a half back flanker and was one of just three Collinwood players to play all 22 games that year, including their 10-point preliminary final loss to Carlton.[4] He also played finals football for Collingwood in 1946 and 1948.[4]

At the start of the 1950 football season he joined Camberwell briefly, but was unable to get a clearance and returned to Collingwood.[5] He was then, on 25 May, reported to be in transfer talks with the Hawthorn Football Club.[6] Just four days after this was reported he broke his leg in a seconds match against Richmond.[7]

References

1. "Kevin Gerard Wade". Find a Grave.
2. "Kevin Wade". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
4. "AFL Tables: Kevin Wade". afltables.com.
5. The Argus,"League Football gossip", 19 May 1950, p. 21
6. The Argus,"Hawthorn bid for Wade", 25 May 1950, p. 23
7. The Argus,"Kevin Wade Breaks Leg", 29 May 1950, p. 17