Keith MacKenzie Forbes was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Coburg in the Victorian Football Association, and for Essendon, North Melbourne, and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.
12 Facts About Keith Forbes
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The son of Donald Forbes, and Sarah Jane Forbes, nee MacPhail, Keith MacKenzie Forbes was born on 28 May 1906.
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Keith Forbes married Dorothy Viola Brown on 25 November 1935.
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Keith Forbes transferred to Essendon without a clearance from Coburg, having played for Coburg for the first five matches in the VFA's 1928 season, as did another two of his 1927 Grand Final winning Coburg team-mates, Aub Charleston, and Ernie Martin.
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Keith Forbes was twice runner-up in the Brownlow Medal; in 1930, and in 1935.
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Keith Forbes took Essendon's best and fairest twice, and was runner-up on two occasions.
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Keith Forbes kicked his 200th VFL goal in 1932 and was the first Essendon player to achieve this milestone.
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Keith Forbes went on to be the first Essendon player to kick both 300 and 400 goals.
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Keith Forbes achieved the 300 goal mark during the 1935 season, and then the 400 goal mark during his final, tenth year at Essendon in 1937.
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In 1938 and 1939 Keith Forbes was the captain-coach of North Melbourne.
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Keith Forbes was reported for attempting to kick Leo Ryan during the round 12 match against Footscray on 28 July 1934; and, following the VFL Tribunal's hearing on 31 July 1934, Keith Forbes was suspended for four weeks.
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Keith Forbes was inducted into the Essendon Football Club's Hall of Fame in 2011.