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Aussie Rules is in mourning after a legend of the sport died in a car crash on Wednesday.

One of South Australian football's most influential figures, Neil Kerley -  a four-time premiership winner - smashed through a fence into a paddock at Walker Flat in the Murraylands region when driving about 4km from his home at around 5.30pm.

He was 88.

Born Donald Neil Kerley in Barmera, Riverland in 1934, he was affectionately known as 'Knuckles' due to his reputation as one of the SANFL's leading and toughest players.

On the field, he first won a flag with West Adelaide in 1961 before defecting to rivals South Adelaide as captain-coach three years later.

In his maiden season with the club, he snared another title and a legend was born.