SA Footy

Heard a little while ago on 5AA that SANFL legend Ken Eustice was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital today after suffering from a heart attack.

I hope it's not too serious for Ken and wish him all the best for a safe and speedy recovery.

Ken's been through a lot.
He'll pull through.

All the best Ken

sounds like a top bloke... i hope he has a speedy recovery (his son sounded cool too speaking to KG and Cornes) - off topic but I am feeling worn out (emotionally) this week listening to all the tributes to Ken - of course all the comments are well deserved, sheesh the man's an icon but i find myself getting choked up and then i feel sad, it's a bit much - i really feel for him

good to hear his son sounded cool
Is he a top bloke as well like his dad .....

I wish Ken all the best for a speedy recovery.

When was he taken to hospital? I walked past him around 5.15pm on Tuesday night on the Norwood Parade and I remember thinking he didn't look very well, he had a look of real discomfort on his face.

Adelaide Hawk wrote:When was he taken to hospital? I walked past him around 5.15pm on Tuesday night on the Norwood Parade and I remember thinking he didn't look very well, he had a look of real discomfort on his face.

It was only yestrday arvo IIRC

Been there, done that.

Our Hospitals are the BEST in the WORLD.

I will catch up Ken.

Signed.......

the Zipper Club.... lol....

You look at life differently from here on end...

I remember Ken in his playing days, the greatest HBF in the game
pound for pound, no one was tougher

Even "Knuckles" never got in his way

Played in a few State games and the Vics always paid him due respect

This bloke is tough as old boots, nevertheless, get well soon Kenny

Cheers,

Ken Eustice (West Adelaide, Central District, Glenelg)

Looking every inch the clean-cut business executive when in his street clothes, Ken Eustice the footballer was, ostensibly at least, equally tidy, but once he entered the fray he became a veritable dynamo whose play was replete with courage, determination and considerably more skill than was sometimes realised. Throughout his career, he set ever higher standards for himself, and was frequently frustrated when he witnessed team mates holding back, or failing to supplement their talent with maximum effort. After South Australia crumbled in the second half of the interstate championship decider against the VFL on home turf in 1969, Eustice, who had been a defiantly strong, four quarter performer on a wing, acidly observed, "Pressure football is only the determination to keep running and check. Some players became weary just as they do in club games. That's when they cried, 'enough'. Frankly, I thought it was a weak effort".
Eustice's own approach to the game was wholehearted in the extreme. His league coaches were unanimous in praising his attitude, both to training, and to games themselves. His propensity for running out games to their conclusion, irrespective of the scoreline or his own personal form, was a trademark.

Eustice made his senior debut with West Adelaide in 1958, and the following year broke into the state team for the first time. Thereafter, he only ever missed selection for the state when injured.

Adept in a variety of positions, Eustice starred for Westies on a wing in their 1961 grand final win over Norwood, the same position he occupied for much of a 1962 season that yielded a Magarey Medal. When playing for South Australia he was often named on a half back flank, while his four season stint as captain-coach of Central District saw him eke out a reputation as one of the finest centreman in the game. He enjoyed a particular noteworthy 1965 season which saw him earn a trifecta of prestigious individual awards in the shape of the Advertiser and 5AD Footballer of the Year Trophies and the Football Writers', Commentators' Award.

Despite being a West Adelaide product, Eustice's approach to the game bore many of the characteristics espoused by Port Adelaide mentor Fos Williams, himself an avowed and ardent Eustice admirer, and it was largely because of Eustice's influence that Central District, in its early years, developed a style of play in which the old fashioned virtues of passion, aggression and determination often helped compensate for a basic lack of talent. That said, it would be wrong to suggest that Eustice saw football as a game for mindless thugs. In a coaching manual published in 1967 his key advice to young, aspiring footballers was, "Always keep your cool. Play with your head as well as your body. Try to play intelligently - but always play with determination".

Ken Eustice finished his 224 game league career at Glenelg, winning a best and fairest award in 1969 to add to his 1967 win with Centrals. Somewhat surprisingly, he never managed to win West Adelaide's top award, but there can be little doubt of his right to be regarded as one of that club's - and South Australia's - finest ever footballers.

Good luck Kenny, keep on smiling but keep your hands off the nurses.

He won't be using his hands to charm them. It will be his silver tongue.

Any news on how Ken is doing?

wycbloods wrote:Any news on how Ken is doing?

As per WYC's post - any updates anyone?

EAGLES wrote:good to hear his son sounded cool
Is he a top bloke as well like his dad .....

A loaded question me thinks

Which son was it?

Spoke to Ken a few days ago - he's feeling fine after his scare.

rd wrote:Spoke to Ken a few days ago - he's feeling fine after his scare.

Good to hear, thanks for the update rd and tell him that a lot of SAFooty fans are thinking of him.