Geoff Blethyn
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | October 28, 1950 , |
| Recruited from | St Andrew's |
| Height and weight | 183 cm / 80 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1968, Essendon vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1968-72) (1976)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1976 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Geoff Blethyn (born October 28, 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL.
A full-forward, Blethyn had a slim frame and was easy to spot on the field because he wore glasses. He kicked 4 goals in their 1968 Grand Final loss to Carlton and had his most prolific game up forward when he kicked 11 goals against Footscray during the 1972 season. It had been a record breaking year for Blethyn, he finished it with 107 goals and he had been the first Essendon player since John Coleman in 1950 to kick over 100 in a season. He however missed out on the Coleman Medal to Peter McKenna who managed a total of 130.
The following season he left for Claremont but returned to Essendon in 1976 where he topped their goalkicking with 39 goals. It was the third time he had finished a season as Essendon's top goalkicker, having done so in 1970 and 1972.
In 1977 he began a brief stint with Port Adelaide where he would go on to be a member of the only premiership side of his career.
