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Gerald Betts

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Gerald Betts
Personal information
Full name Gerald Francis Betts
Date of birth (1954-10-05) 5 October 1954 (age 70)
Original team(s) Swan Hill
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1974–1975 Richmond 10 (0)
1977–1979 Collingwood 27 (5)
Total 37 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gerald Betts (born 5 October 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.

A defender from Swan Hill, Betts put together just 10 games in two seasons at Richmond.[1] After a year in the WAFL playing for East Perth, he was signed up by Collingwood for the 1977 season.[2] He played in both the 1977 VFL Grand Final and subsequent Grand Final Replay, as a reserve.[3]

Betts, who now works as a real estate director, returned to Western Australia in 1980 to join Claremont. He was a member of their 1981 premiership team and retired after four seasons.

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ The Age, "Betts open to offers", 20 October 1976, p. 16
  3. ^ "Gerald Betts". AFL Tables.