George Gerald Beare (3 July 1905 – 28 September 1983) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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and
Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Between his two VFL stints he played for
South Ballarat, and after leaving Melbourne he played for
Kyneton
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.
Beare was described as an "Old Xavier College boy" when he signed with Richmond from Rochester in 1924.
Beare coached
Sale Football Club
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The club teams compete in the Gippsland Football Netball League (GFNL).
H ...
in 1931. Beare then coached Kyneton CYMS in 1932, Griffith (NSW) in 1933, Sorrento in 1934, Kyneton in 1935, Fitzroy seconds in 1936, Yeronga (Brisbane) in 1937 and 1938, Old Xaverians (amateurs) in 1946 and Collegians (amateurs) in 1952.
Notes
External links
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Gerry Beare's profileat Demonwiki
Gerry Beare's profileat Tigerland Archives
1905 births
1983 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Richmond Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
Rochester Football Club players
South Ballarat Football Club players
Kyneton Football Club players
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