Bob Deas

Bob Deas
Personal information
Birth 17 September 1886
Recruited from Leopold
Height and weight 180 cm / 82 kg
Death 1960,
Playing career¹
Debut Round 1, 1909, South Melbourne v.
Geelong, at Corio Oval
Team(s)

South Melbourne (1909–15, 1917)

  • 111 games, 73 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1917 season

Robert 'Bob' Deas (17 September 1886 – 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After kicking four goals on his debut in the opening round of the 1909 season, Deas played every game that year up until the club's second final. He was recalled however for the 1909 Grand Final where he played as a centre-half forward in a two point win. He finished the year with 29 goals and kicked a further 26 the following season. From 1912 onwards he was used as a fullback and played in South Melbourne's losing Grand Final teams of 1912 and 1914.

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