Neville Linney, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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former Australian rules footballer
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About Neville Linney
- Neville Oliver Linney (1 July 1933 - 9 May 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s. Recruited from Malvern Grammar, Linney was primarily a half back flanker, but was also used up forward on occasions.
- He had an immediate impact on the VFL scene in 1953 and was selected to represent the league in the Adelaide Carnival that year, which he returned from with bronchitis.
- In what would be his penultimate league appearance, Linney had the unusual distinction of kicking his team's only goal, as St Kilda managed only 1.5 (11) against Melbourne, the third-lowest VFL/AFL score since 1916.
- He then kicked five goals in his last ever game for St Kilda, a win over Collingwood at Junction Oval in 1957.Linney, who had prior convictions, was sent to jail in 1961 for a period of two years, after going to court over a break and enter into a South Yarra shop.
- He pleaded guilty to the charges of shopbreaking and stealing.
- In 1966 he was again in court, this time charged with assault and attempted robbery on a woman in a dry cleaning shop.
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