Ken Hands

Ken Hands
Ken Hands
Personal information
Date of birth	26 October 1926 (age 97)
Original team(s)	North Geelong
Debut	Round 5, 1945, Carlton; v. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height/Weight	185 cm, 85 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club
1945-1957	Carlton
Coaching career
Years	Club
1959-1964	Carlton
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957 season.
Career highlights
	Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947; Carlton Best & Fairest 1953; Victorian Representative: 12 times. 1953, 54, 57.; Captain/Coach Victoria 1954 & 1957; Carlton Captain 1952-1957; Carlton Coach 1959-1964 (Runners up 1962); Carlton Team of the Century 2001 (Deputy Vice Captain); AFL Life Member 2001; Official Carlton Legend (10th)2006; AFL Hall of Fame 2009; AFL Life Member; Named Carlton's 11th Greatest Player in the 150th Year Celebrations 2014.;

Ken Hands (born 26 October 1926) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

On the death of team mate Alex Way on 7 November 2014, Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton's 1945 Premiership team.^[1]

References

Ken Hands at Blueseum
Ken Hands's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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v t e Carlton Football Club 1945/47 VFL premiers
1945: Carlton 15.13 (103) defeated South Melbourne 10.15 (75), at Princes Park 1947: Carlton 13.8 (86) defeated Essendon 11.19 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Hands 3. Bennett 7. Turner 12. Williams 15. Brown 21. Baxter 23. Deacon 25. Baird 26. Clark
Coach: Bentley

v t e Carlton Football Club · Team of the Century
Full-back	Bruce Comben Stephen Silvagni Geoff Southby
Half-back	John James Bert Deacon Bruce Doull
Centre	Garry Crane Greg Williams Craig Bradley
Half-forward	Wayne Johnston Stephen Kernahan (c) Alex Jesaulenko
Full-forward	Ken Hands Harry Vallence Rod Ashman
Ruck	John Nicholls Sergio Silvagni Adrian Gallagher
Interchange	Robert Walls Mike Fitzpatrick Ken Hunter Trevor Keogh
Coach	David Parkin

v t e 1953 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Bernie Smith (Geelong) Herb Henderson (Footscray) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Jack Collins (Footscray) Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) Des Rowe (Richmond)
Midfielders Des Healey (Collingwood) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Jack Lynch (West Adelaide)
Forwards Bob Rose (Collingwood) Jack Howell (Carlton) Jim Deane (South Adelaide) Roy Wright (Richmond) John Coleman (Essendon) Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Followers Ken Hands (Carlton) John Leedham (North Launceston) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

v t e 1954 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Wally Donald (Footscray) Ken Caporn (Claremont) John Marriott (Norwood) Noel McMahen (Melbourne) Laurie Kettlewell (Subiaco) Jim Gallagher (Footscray)
Midfielders Jack Lynch (West Adelaide) Ted Whitten (Footscray) Keith Harper (Perth)
Forwards Jim Deane (Richmond) John Brady (North Melbourne) Bob Rose (Collingwood) Neil Mann (Collingwood) Jack Collins (Footscray) Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Followers Ken Hands (Carlton) John Leedham (North Launceston) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

Ken Hands
Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-10-26) 26 October 1926 (age 97)
Original team(s)	North Geelong
Debut	Round 5, 1945, Carlton v. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height/Weight	185 cm, 85 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945-1957	Carlton	211 (188)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1959-1964	Carlton	114 (60-51-3)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957 season.
Career highlights
Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947 Carlton Best & Fairest 1953 Victorian Representative: 12 times. 1953, 54, 57. Captain/Coach Victoria 1954 & 1957 Carlton Captain 1952-1957 Carlton Coach 1959-1964 (Runners up 1962) Carlton Team of the Century 2001 (Deputy Vice Captain) AFL Life Member 2001 Official Carlton Legend (10th)2006 AFL Hall of Fame 2009 AFL Life Member Named Carlton's 11th Greatest Player in the 150th Year Celebrations 2014.