George Edward Beasley (26 April 1902 – 6 August 1962) 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 with Collingwood in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Beasley came from

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and played for

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before joining Collingwood. He played in two losing grand finals for Collingwood, as a

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defender in 1925 and at full-back in 1926.AFL Tables: George Beasley
/ref> Beasley was playing coach of Williamstown 1929.''Williamstown Chronicle'
"Williamstown's Coach"
16 March 1929, p. 2 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.

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George Beasley, at ''The VFA Project''.

George Beasley, at ''Collingwood Forever''.
1902 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Prahran Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Williamstown Football Club coaches 1962 deaths {{AFL-bio-1902-stub