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Kayne Turner

Kayne Turner

Australian rules footballer


Kayne Turner (born 31 December 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Turner participated in the Auskick program at Wodonga Showgrounds in Wodonga, Victoria.[1] He completed most of his secondary education at Tallangatta Secondary College in North East Victoria before finishing his Year 12 over two years at Maribyrnong Secondary College sports academy, while juggling his career as a full time athlete. [2]

Turner played junior football for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup as well as senior football for the Kiewa Sandy Creek football club in the Tallangatta & District Football League.[citation needed]

He was drafted to North Melbourne with pick 25 in the 2014 AFL rookie draft.

AFL Career

He was the youngest player on an AFL list during the 2014 AFL season.

Turner was delisted from the North Melbourne Football Club in October 2023 [3]


Personal life

On 22 May 2016, Turner was charged with drink driving after recording a blood alcohol content of 0.133 when pulled over by Victoria Police in Ryall Street, North Melbourne.[4]


References

  1. AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 79
  2. Hanlon, Peter (5 September 2014). "Kayne Turner: AFL's baby who knows only one way".
  3. "Kangaroos 'bitterly disappointed' after forward charged with drink driving". AFL.com. Australian Football League. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

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