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Keith Forbes
Keith MacKenzie Forbes (28 May 1906 – 7 September 1996) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Coburg in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and for Essendon, North Melbourne (as captain-coach), and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of Donald Forbes, and Sarah Jane Forbes, née MacPhail, Keith MacKenzie Forbes was born on 28 May 1906.
He married Dorothy Viola Brown on 25 November 1935.
A small goalkicking rover, he stood at 171 centimetres (5 ft 7 in).
Forbes played a total of 30 games for Coburg over three seasons (1926–1928), and was part of the 1927 premiership team.
Forbes transferred to Essendon without a clearance from Coburg, having played for Coburg for the first five matches in the VFA's 1928 season, as did another two of his 1927 Grand Final winning Coburg team-mates, Aub Charleston, and Ernie Martin.
He was twice runner-up in the Brownlow Medal; in 1930 (joint), and in 1935. He took Essendon's best and fairest twice, and was runner-up on two occasions.
He captained Essendon in 1934, 1935, and 1937. He stepped aside to allow Jack Baggott to captain/coach in 1936 and part of 1937, serving as the team's vice-captain.
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Keith Forbes
Keith MacKenzie Forbes (28 May 1906 – 7 September 1996) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Coburg in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and for Essendon, North Melbourne (as captain-coach), and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of Donald Forbes, and Sarah Jane Forbes, née MacPhail, Keith MacKenzie Forbes was born on 28 May 1906.
He married Dorothy Viola Brown on 25 November 1935.
A small goalkicking rover, he stood at 171 centimetres (5 ft 7 in).
Forbes played a total of 30 games for Coburg over three seasons (1926–1928), and was part of the 1927 premiership team.
Forbes transferred to Essendon without a clearance from Coburg, having played for Coburg for the first five matches in the VFA's 1928 season, as did another two of his 1927 Grand Final winning Coburg team-mates, Aub Charleston, and Ernie Martin.
He was twice runner-up in the Brownlow Medal; in 1930 (joint), and in 1935. He took Essendon's best and fairest twice, and was runner-up on two occasions.
He captained Essendon in 1934, 1935, and 1937. He stepped aside to allow Jack Baggott to captain/coach in 1936 and part of 1937, serving as the team's vice-captain.