Bob Deas Explained

Bob Deas
Fullname:Robert Deas
Birth Date:17 September 1886
Birth Place:Port Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:Leopold
Debutdate:Round 1, 1909
Debutteam:South Melbourne
Debutopponent:Geelong
Debutstadium:Corio Oval
Height:180 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:1917
Years1:1909–1917
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:111 (73)

Robert Deas (17 September 1886 – 1 April 1960)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After kicking four goals on his debut in the opening round of the 1909 season, Deas played every game that year up until the club's second final. He was recalled however for the 1909 Grand Final where he played as a centre-half forward in a two-point win. He finished the year with 29 goals and kicked a further 26 the following season. From 1912 onwards he was used as a fullback and played in South Melbourne's losing Grand Final teams of 1912 and 1914.

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  1. Web site: Bob Deas – Player Bio. Australian Football. 6 December 2014.