Jeff Sarau

Infobox afl player


firstname = Jeff
lastname = Sarau


| birthdate = birth date|1954|1|25|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = East Brighton, Sandringham
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1973
debutteam = St Kilda
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = St Kilda (1973-1983)226 games, 121 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2005
careerhighlights =
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1975, 1977
Victorian B side representative

Jeff Sarau is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League and West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as a ruckman.

Although at 191 centimetres, Sarau was short for a ruckman, he compensated for this by his aggressive attitude and good leap. Sarau made his debut with Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Sandringham Football Club in 1971 before transferring to St Kilda in 1973.

Sarau played for Victoria twice, won Best and Fairest Awards at St Kilda in 1975 and 1977 and became club vice-captain. After 226 games and 119 goals for St Kilda Sarau moved to West Torrens after being sacked from the vice-captaincy role in 1984. He won the West Torrens Best and Fairest in his first season and played 35 games for the Eagles before returning to Victoria to join VFA club Frankston Football Club in 1986.

Sarau was runner-up in the Liston Trophy in 1986 and was appointed Frankston captain-coach in 1987, a position he held until 1989 when he was suspended for eight weeks and later sacked by Frankston.

External links

* [http://saints.com.au/default.asp?pg=halloffameprofile&spg=display_gen&personid=204762 Bio at Saints.com.au]
* Devaney, J. (2007) "Jeff Sarau", "Full Points Footy" [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sa-sm.htm] . Accessed 8 April 2007.

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