Tim Evans (footballer)

Tim Evans
Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-08-13) 13 August 1953 (age 64)
Place of birth	Tasmania
Original team(s)	Penguin (NWFU)
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s)	Full forward, half back
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1971–1974	Geelong	59 (26)
1975–1986	Port Adelaide	232 (1019)
Total		291 (1045)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1979–1983	South Australia	10 (41)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986.
Career highlights
Club Port Adelaide's greatest team (full-forward) 4x Port Adelaide Premiership Player (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981) 2nd SANFL all-time goalkicker (1,019) 1st Port Adelaide all-time goalkicker (1,019) 6x SANFL leading goal-kicker (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) 10x Port Adelaide leading goal-kicker (1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985) Representative 10 games for South Australia Honours South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2002) Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame (2008) SANFL life member (1984) Port Adelaide life member (1984)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Tim Evans (born 13 August 1953) is a former Australian rules football player who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Originally from Tasmania, Evans played for Penguin Football Club in the North West Football Union

Evans was recruited by Geelong in 1971, where he spent four seasons at half back.

In 1975, he joined Port Adelaide and went on to play 232 games for the club. He won the club's goalkicking with 64 that year.

After a season used in defense, he was moved to full forward in 1977 by coach John Cahill and was an immediate success, leading the league with 87 goals, including 7 in Port Adelaide's Grand Final win over Glenelg. He repeated the performance in 1978, kicking 90 for the season.

Evans first kicked over 100 goals in 1980 when he kicked a then SANFL record 146 goals, and would win the leagues inaugural Ken Farmer Medal in 1981 kicking 98 for the season.

Evans retired at the end of the 1986 season. He had kicked 1,019 goals, the second highest total in SANFL history behind North Adelaide's Ken Farmer (who kicked 1,419 between 1929 and 1941), and 1,045 in his career.

Evans also kicked 41 goals in 10 games for South Australia in interstate football, and a further 25 goals in 16 games in pre-season and night series competition.

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