Colin Francis 'Col' Deane (11 July 1900 – 10 December 1952)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Colin Francis Deane | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 1952 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | New Town | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1930 | Melbourne | 82 (53) | |
| 1933 | St Kilda | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 85 (53) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1933 | St Kilda | 18 (6–12–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Deane, a rover, represented Tasmania at the 1924 Hobart Carnival. He had been in the state playing for New Town but in 1925 moved to Victoria and lined up for Melbourne. In 1926 he was a member of their premiership team and in 1929 represented the VFL at interstate football.
He didn't play in 1931 as he was in New Zealand but he returned the following year as coach of Melbourne's reserves. After steering them to the premiership, St Kilda acquired his services as playing coach in 1933. Three games into the season he retired as a player and saw out the year coaching from the sidelines.
References
edit- ^ "DEATH OF FORMER NOTED ATHLETE". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 11 December 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
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- Col Deane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Col Deane at AustralianFootball.com
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