George Beasley
George Beasley | |||
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![]() Beasley during his Collingwood career | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | George Edward Beasley | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Ondit, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 August 1962 | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Birregurra / Prahran | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1924–1928 | Collingwood | 38 (17) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
George Edward Beasley (26 April 1902 – 6 August 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Beasley came from Birregurra and played for Prahran before joining Collingwood.[2]
He played in two losing grand finals for Collingwood, as a back pocket defender in 1925 and at full-back in 1926.[3]
Beasley was playing coach of Williamstown 1929.[4]
Footnotes[]
- ^ "George Beasley". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ AFL Tables: George Beasley
- ^ Williamstown Chronicle,"Williamstown's Coach", 16 March 1929, p. 2
References[]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
External links[]
Media related to George Beasley at Wikimedia Commons
- George Beasley, at The VFA Project.
- George Beasley, at Collingwood Forever.
Categories:
- 1902 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Prahran Football Club players
- Williamstown Football Club players
- Williamstown Football Club coaches
- 1962 deaths
- Australian rules biography, 1902 birth stubs