Bert Beard

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Bert Beard
Personal information
Date of birth	5 July 1909
Original team	South Fremantle
Debut	1932, South Melbourne
Height/Weight	185 cm / 86 kg
Playing career¹
South Melbourne (1932–35) 36 games, 19 goals Fitzroy (1935) 13 games, 6 goals Total – 49 games, 25 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1935 season.

Albert "Bert" Beard (born 5 July 1909, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Beard was recruited to South Melbourne from Western Australia, making his VFL debut in 1932. The following season he was a reserve in the club's premiership side. He stayed at South Melbourne until the 1935 season when after one game he decided to cross to Fitzroy to play out the season. His son, Neville played in the West Australian Football League and won the Sandover Medal in 1961.^[1]

References

↑ Where Are They Now? Neville Beard

External links

Bert Beard's statistics from AFL Tables

v t e South Melbourne Football Club 1933 VFL Premiers

South Melbourne 9.17 (71) defeated Richmond 4.5 (29), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 1. Bisset 2. Matthews 3. Austin 5. Brain 6. Clarke 8. McLaughlin 9. McKay 10. Bertram 11. O'Meara 12. Thomas 14. Faul 17. Diggins 18. Bowe 21. Reville 23. Pratt 25. Nash 29. Kelleher 30. McKenzie 34. Beard

Coach: Bisset

Persondata
Name	Beard, Bert
Alternative names
Short description	Australian footballer
Date of birth	5 July 1909
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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