Bill Rose (footballer)
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Bill Rose | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William John Rose | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Nyah West, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 10 October 2007 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Shepparton, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Nyah West[1] | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Follower, defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1950–1955 | Collingwood | 40 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William John Rose (9 May 1931 – 10 October 2007)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1950s.
Rose was a follower in Collingwood's 1953 premiership side, having been a back pocket in the team which lost the Grand Final a year earlier.
His brothers, Bob, Kevin and Ralph were also Collingwood players.
References
- ^ "STAR PLAYERS MISSING Collingwood hard hit". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 April 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 15 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bill Rose". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- Bill Rose's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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