Keith Rawle

Keith Trevillian Rawle (29 October 1924 – 6 March 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

Family
He was the son of former North Melbourne and Essendon footballer George Rawle.

Football
Rawle usually played as a forward pocket and had two stints with Essendon. He was a member of Essendon's VFL premiership teams in 1946 and again in 1949 when he kicked three goals in what would be his last VFL game.

He also played in three losing Grand Final sides, all of which were close games. In 1943 his team lost to Richmond by five points, in 1947 they were defeated by a point to Carlton and in 1948 Essendon lost a Grand Final replay to Melbourne after drawing the original game.

Rawle won the 1951 Ballarat Football League best and fairest award, the Ballarat Courier newspaper Gold Medal, representing Redan, which he was captain - coach of between 1950 and 1954, winning the 1952 premiership.

War service
During World War II, from 1942 to 1946, Rawle served in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Cricket
In 1948 he played a first-class cricket match for Victoria against Tasmania in Hobart and made 10 runs.

Rawle also played 113 first eleven, Melbourne District Cricket matches for the Essendon Cricket Club between 1940 and 1950.