Col Deane

Col Deane
Personal information
Full nameColin Francis Deane
Date of birth11 July 1900
Date of death10 December 1952 (aged 52)
Original teamNew Town
Height/Weight185 cm / 86 kg
Position(s)Rover
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1925–1930
1933
Total
Melbourne
St Kilda
82 (53)
3 (0)
85 (53)
Coaching career
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
1933St Kilda18 (6-12-0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1933 season.

Colin Francis 'Col' Deane (11 July 1900 - 10 December 1952)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Deane, a rover, represented Tasmania at the 1924 Hobart Carnival. He had been in the state playing for New Town but in 1925 moved to Victoria and lined up for Melbourne. In 1926 he was a member of their premiership team and in 1929 represented the VFL at interstate football.

He didn't play in 1931 as he was in New Zealand but he returned the following year as coach of Melbourne's reserves. After steering them to the premiership, St Kilda acquired his services as playing coach in 1933. Three games into the season he retired as a player and saw out the year coaching from the sidelines.

References

  1. "DEATH OF FORMER NOTED ATHLETE.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 11 December 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2014.