Kieran Sporn
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Kieran Sporn
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|8|28|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| draftpick = No. 22, 1986 national draft
| debutdate = 1989
| debutteam = {{AFL Ess}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL|WC}}
| debutstadium = WACA Ground
| height = 186 cm
| weight = 81 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1994
| years1 = 1989–93
| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}
| games_goals1 = 72 (65)
| years2 = 1994
| club2 = {{AFL Fit}}
| games_goals2 = 12 {{0}}(6)
| careerhighlights = *Sam Suckling Medal 1986 ({{SANFL WestA}} best first year player)
- Trabilsie Medal 1987
}}
Kieran Sporn (born 28 August 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with {{AFL Ess}} and {{AFL Fit}} in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1989-94.
Career
Originally from South Australia where he played for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide, winning the club's Sam Suckling Medal as the best first year player in 1986, and the club Best & Fairest in 1987.
Sporn moved to Melbourne in 1989 to play for VFL team Essendon. He played 19 consecutive games during his debut season before a knee injury ending the streak. He played five seasons for Essendon, then one season for Fitzroy in 1994, before retiring.
Personal
Sporn's younger sister is Olympic basketballer Rachael Sporn.{{cite web|title=Past Player Profiles: SPORN, Kieran|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=858|publisher=Essendon Football Club|access-date=23 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226163729/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=858|archive-date=26 February 2011|df=dmy-all}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables | K/Kieran_Sporn }}
{{1986 VFL national draft}}
{{1993 AFL national draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sporn, Kieran}}
Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Essendon Football Club players