Anthony Brian Beers (7 November 1962 – 11 May 2018) was an

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er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL) and Claremont in the

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. Beers, the son of

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Collingwood premiership player

Brian Beers Brian Beers (born 31 January 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Fitzroy in the VFL. Family He is the father of Mark Beers and Tony Beers, who both also played for Collingwood. Football Collingwood ...

, captained the Parade College XVIII in 1980. He made two appearances for Collingwood in the

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and played a further three games in

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.AFL Tables: Tony Beers
/ref> His younger brother, Mark Beers, was also a Collingwood player. From 1984 to 1990 he played for Claremont, appearing in 107 games. He represented Western Australia in 1988, against the VFA at

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, a match the home state won by 86 points. The fixture was a curtain raiser to the

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encounter between Western Australia and Victoria. He was a

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in Claremont's 1987 and 1989 premiership teams.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beers, Tony 1962 births 2018 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Old Paradians Amateur Football Club players