George Beasley

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George Beasley
Beasley during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name George Edward Beasley
Date of birth (1902-04-26)26 April 1902
Place of birth Ondit, Victoria
Date of death 6 August 1962(1962-08-06) (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] He played 17 games and kicked 11 goals for 'Town in a season where the team won 9 games, lost 12 and finished in eighth position. He was replaced as captain-coach for 1930 by Jack O'Brien and Beasley crossed to Oakleigh.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "George Beasley". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  3. ^ AFL Tables: George Beasley
  4. ^ Williamstown Chronicle,"Williamstown's Coach", 16 March 1929, p. 2

References[edit]

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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