Don Lindner

Don Lindner
Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1936
Date of death	31 December 2008(2008-12-31)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1954-1970	North Adelaide	287 (257)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	South Australia	16
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1963-1966	North Adelaide
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970 season.
Career highlights
North Adelaide leading goalkicker: 1955 North Adelaide best and fairest: 1958, 1962 & 1967 All-Australian team: 1961 North Adelaide captain 1963-1969 Magarey Medalist: 1967 South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee

Don Lindner (c. 1936 – 31 December 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Adelaide in the SANFL. He is the centre half forward in North Adelaide's official 'Team of the Century' and a member of the SANFL Hall of Fame.

Lindner was renowned for his high marking and by the time he retired in 1970 had played 287 games and kicked 257 goals for North Adelaide. His greatest achievement was winning the 1967 Magarey Medal, originally losing on a countback, but was later awarded it retrospectively when the league decided to give the award to those who had lost on countback in previous years. He had played that season in both defence and in the ruck and was also North Adelaide's best and fairest winner for the third time, having previously won the award in 1958 and 1962.

Other honours during his career include topping North Adelaide's goal kicking in 1955 with 36 goals, being a member of their 1960 premiership side and representing South Australia 16 times at interstate football. His best performance in South Australian colours came in the 1961 Brisbane Carnival where he was selected in the All Australian side. He captained and coached North Adelaide from 1963 to 1966, leading them to the Grand Final in his first year in charge. In 1967 he lost the coaching role to Geof Motley but remained captain until 1969.

Don Lindner died celebrating New Year's Eve 2008 at the Hampstead Hotel, Adelaide.

External links

• Don Lindner's profile from AustralianFootball.com