Charlie Evans (Australian footballer)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Charles Evans | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1942 | ||
Original team(s) | Footscray District | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1960–1963 | Footscray | 42 (0) | |
1964 | South Melbourne | 8 (0) | |
Total | 50 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charles "Charlie" Evans (born 7 January 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Evans, who was recruited locally, finished equal fifth in the 1961 Brownlow Medal count, with 12 votes.[1]
He played as a back pocket in the 1961 VFL Grand Final, which Footscray lost to Hawthorn.[1]
In 1962 he represented the VFL for the first time.[2]
References
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Charlie Evans
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.