Gordon Yea
| Gordon Yea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gordon Albert Yea | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitta Mitta, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 2020 (aged 95) | ||
| Original team(s) | Mitta Mitta[1] | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948 | North Melbourne | 2 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gordon Albert Yea (13 November 1924 – 12 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Yea was recruited from Mitta Mitta[3] and played with Essendon's Reserves in 1947[4] prior to playing with North Melbourne in 1948.[5]
Yea made his debut with Brunswick in July 1949.[6]
He died in August 2020 at the age of 95.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "1944 - Fernvale v Mitta Mitta". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 20 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 978. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1947 - CLEGG UNABLE TO TRAIN". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 31 March 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Kevin Hogan (13 June 1947). "1947 - MELBOURNE CAPTAIN TO PLAY AFTER FIVE WEEKS SPELL". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). p. 28. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "1948 - Fraser And Cook Left Out By Richmond". The Argus. 13 August 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "1949 - Eight Changes". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 1 July 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Death Notice". Weekly Times Now. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Gordon Yea's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gordon Yea at AustralianFootball.com
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