William Harold Deans (2 December 1922 – 7 August 2006
) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for
South Melbourne and
Melbourne in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
A
back pocket
In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ...
from
Dandenong, Deans was a regular in defence for Melbourne throughout the decade. He played in the
1946 VFL Grand Final
The 1946 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 5 October 1946. It was the 48th annual Grand Final of the Victorian ...
which Melbourne lost but got another chance to play in a premiership
in 1948, this time finishing on the winning side, although only after a Grand Final Replay. Deans had started his career at South Melbourne in 1941 but only managed the single senior appearance. After finishing up with the Demons at the end of 1950, he was cleared to
Victorian Football Association side
Northcote to become playing coach for the 1951 season.
Deans was made a life member of the Melbourne Football Club in 1970.
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References
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
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1922 births
2006 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Sydney Swans players
Melbourne Football Club players
Dandenong Football Club players
Northcote Football Club players
Northcote Football Club coaches
Melbourne Football Club premiership players
VFL/AFL premiership players
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