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Kieran Sporn

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Kieran Sporn
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-08-28) 28 August 1966 (age 58)
Draft No. 22, 1986 national draft
Debut 1989, Essendon vs. West Coast, at WACA Ground
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1989–93 Essendon 72 (65)
1994 Fitzroy 12 0(6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kieran Sporn (born 28 August 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1989-94.

Career

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Originally from South Australia where he played for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide, winning the club's Sam Suckling Medal as the best first year player in 1986, and the club Best & Fairest in 1987.

Sporn moved to Melbourne in 1989 to play for VFL team Essendon. He played 19 consecutive games during his debut season before a knee injury ending the streak. He played five seasons for Essendon, then one season for Fitzroy in 1994, before retiring.

Personal

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Sporn's younger sister is Olympic basketballer Rachael Sporn.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Past Player Profiles: SPORN, Kieran". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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