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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} |
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| fullname = Walter Gerald Evans |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|04|20|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[West Melbourne, Victoria]] |
| birth_place = [[West Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia |
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'''Walter Gerald "Joe" Evans''' (20 April 1920 – 17 August 2013) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=262}}</ref> A half forward from Brunswick City, Joe played 21 games between 1940 and 1942 before his football career was ended by a bad knee injury.<ref>Maplestone, Michael (1988). Those Magnificent Men. York Press. p. 81.</ref> |
'''Walter Gerald "Joe" Evans''' (20 April 1920 – 17 August 2013) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=262}}</ref> A half forward from Brunswick City, Joe played 21 games between 1940 and 1942 before his football career was ended by a bad knee injury.<ref>Maplestone, Michael (1988). Those Magnificent Men. York Press. p. 81.</ref> |
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Spouse: Gladys Pearl Evans |
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Children: William 'Bill', Kevin, Jennifer, Lynne & Christine Evans |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Joe_Evans.html}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Maplestone |first=Michael |
*{{cite book |last=Maplestone |first=Michael |title=Those Magnificent Men |url=https://www.abebooks.com/Magnificent-Men-1897-1987-MAPLESTONE-MICHAEL/14796923962/bd |publisher=York Press |page=81 |year=1988}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 31 March 2024
| Joe Evans | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Walter Gerald Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 2013 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | Brunswick City | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre/ Half Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–42 | Essendon | 21 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Walter Gerald "Joe" Evans (20 April 1920 – 17 August 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] A half forward from Brunswick City, Joe played 21 games between 1940 and 1942 before his football career was ended by a bad knee injury.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Maplestone, Michael (1988). Those Magnificent Men. York Press. p. 81.
External links
[edit]- Joe Evans's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe Evans at AustralianFootball.com
- Maplestone, Michael (1988). Those Magnificent Men. York Press. p. 81.