Ian Aitken (footballer)
| Ian Aitken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1967 | ||
| Original team(s) | Strathmore | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1992 | Carlton | 61 (10) | |
| 1993 | St Kilda | 5 (0) | |
| Total | 66 (10) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ian "Beaser" Aitken (born 16 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
[edit]Aitken was a strongly built and pacy defender, winning the Rookie of the Year award in his debut season in 1987. He was also a premiership player that year. He moved to St Kilda for the 1993 season but only managed 5 games.
He was the founder of Vic Cric in 1993, a program for young children learning skills in cricket and how to play the game. Aitken was also the founder of Vic Footy, an Australian Rules Football program similar to Vic Cricket.
Coaching
[edit]In 2011, Aitken was appointed senior coach of Kew Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[1] He led the club to a three-peat in 2013, 2014 and 2015, before leaving at the end of the 2016 season. Aitken returned in 2019 and remained in the role until the end of the 2023 season.[2][3]
In August 2021, a player from Richmond Central Football Club recorded Kew players training (against COVID-19 lockdown rules) at Richmond Central's home ground, Kevin Bartlett Oval. Aitken was involved in a verbal confrontation, telling the player to "fuck off", and a Kew player was seen trying to push Aitken away from the confrontation.[4] Kew said it did not sanction the training session, and the VAFA did not sanction the club, however they did refer Aitken to AFL Victoria.[5]
Aitken has also previously served coach of Yarra Junior Football League (VJFL) clubs Kew Colts and Kew Rovers.
References
[edit]- ^ Prime, Toby. "VAFA 2018: Kew premiership coach Ian Aitken returns to the Bears". Herald Sun. Progress Leader. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ May, Brayden. "Kew appoints Rob Harding as director of men's footy". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Callinan claims Kew's senior coaching role". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "VAFA calls on AFL Vic to investigate lockdown training session". Herald Sun. Leader Community News. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "VAFA Statement". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ian Aitken's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Carlton Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club premiership players
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Strathmore Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1960s birth stubs