Charlie Payne

Charlie Payne
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-11-13) 13 November 1944
Original team(s)	Terang (HFL)
Height/Weight	187 cm / 89 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1962-1972	Essendon	184 (128)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972 season.

Charlie Payne (born 13 November 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL.

Payne started his VFL career as a forward, at the age of just 17, topping Essendon's goalkicking in his first two seasons, with 39 and 36 goals respectively. He was at full-forward in Essendon's 1962 premiership side but played in the back pocket in their premiership three years later. He would remain in defense for the most part of career but was also used as a follower. At the end of the 1972 season he left Essendon and joined North Adelaide.

External links

• Charlie Payne's statistics from AFL Tables
• Charlie Payne's profile from AustralianFootball.com