Paul Payne

Paul Payne
Paul Payne
Personal information
Full name	Paul Payne
Date of birth	6 March 1965 (age 59)
Original team(s)	Tatura
Draft	No. 40, 1989 pre-season draft
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82.5 kg (182 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
1985–1988	Melbourne
1989	Carlton
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Payne (born 6 March 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] Beginning his career with Melbourne, Payne spent four seasons with the Demons before retiring from football to join the police force. Carlton convinced him to come out of retirement and he spent one season with the Blues in 1989 before being delisted at the end of the season.

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 654. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 654. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

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