fullname years statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
rene kink 1973 ' -- 1983 1983-1985 1986 '' ` total '' 1986 rene kink ararat -lrb- wimmera fl -rrb- 22 november 1956 rene kink
 183 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 91 & nbsp
rene kink

rene kink -lrb- born 22 november 1956 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with collingwood , st kilda and essendon in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
kink played in a variety of positions during his career but was mainly used as a half forward flanker or full forward .
he played in the 1973 preliminary final aged sixteen , becoming the youngest person to play in an afl/vfl final , and went on to appear in 21 more finals matches in his career although he never got a premiership .
kink played in five losing grand finals however , in 1977 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 and 1983 .
the last of those was with essendon who he had transferred to during the season .
essendon won the flag the following year but kink missed out , a serious knee injury preventing him from playing a game in 1984 .
kink finished his vfl career playing one year at st kilda before retiring at the end of 1986 .
in his fourteen-year career 1979 was his most successful season , kicking 54 goals and finishing equal seventh in the brownlow medal count .
in 1988 , kink captained the camberwell football club in the victorian football association second division .
kink 's brother adrian played reserves football at collingwood but never played a senior game .
kink was nicknamed `` the incredible hulk '' by football commentator lou richards and is currently a fitness and boxing instructor at a gym in the melbourne suburb of brunswick .
