Robert Evans (Australian footballer)
| Robert Evans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1960 | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 2024 (aged 63) | ||
| Original team(s) | Tullamarine (EDFL) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1984−1990 | Coburg | 97 | |
| 1986 | Footscray | 1 (0) | |
| 1991 | Subiaco | 14 (0) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Evans (1 July 1960 − 9 February 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Coburg in the Victorian Football Association.[1] He also played a single game for Footscray in the Victorian Football League.
Football career
[edit]Evans joined Coburg in 1984, and was the club's best-and-fairest winner in his second season in 1985.[2] Although originally a full-forward, he was later moved to full-back by coach Phil Cleary.[2] Evans missed Coburg's 1988 premiership due to suspension, but he was part of the winning 1989 team.[3]
Evans left Coburg in 1991 to join West Australian Football League club Subiaco, playing 14 games.[4]
Evans returned to Coburg in 1998 as president, and was credited with saving the club from going under by orchestrating an alignment with Australian Football League club Richmond in 2001.[5]
Death
[edit]Evans died after a lengthy battle with cancer on 9 February 2024, at the age of 63.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ a b Walsh, Brian (13 June 1986). "Classy Bob kicks on to VFA fame". The Sun. p. 54.
- ^ "All the VFA details". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, Victoria. 26 August 1963. p. 40.
- ^ "WAFL FootyFacts - EVANS, Rob". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b Amy, Paul (13 February 2024). "'He saved the club': Vale Coburg football great Robbie Evans, gone at age 63 after cancer battle". Code Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Robert Evans's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert Evans at AustralianFootball.com