Brian Beers (born 31 January 1939) is a former

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 Collingwood and

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in the VFL.

Family

He is the father of Mark Beers and Tony Beers, who both also played for Collingwood.

Football

Collingwood (VFL)

A half forward, Beers was a member of Collingwood's 1958 premiership team and kicked two goals in the grand final. In 1959 he kicked a career high 28 goals for the year and the following season he played in the Collingwood side which lost the 1960 Grand Final.

Fitzroy (VFL)

He crossed to Fitzroy in 1962 where he finished his career. On 6 July 1963, playing on the half-forward flank, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the

1963 Miracle Match The 1963 Miracle Match was an Australian rules football game contested in the second half of the 1963 VFL season home-and-away competition’s round 10 "split round" matches. The match, between the Fitzroy Football Club and the Geelong Fo ...

Tennis

Beers also played tennis at a competitive level and later became the general manager of Tennis Victoria.

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* 1939 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Fitzroy Football Club players Living people VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub