Charlie Evans (Australian footballer) explained

Charlie Evans
Fullname:Charles Edward Francis Evans
Birth Date:7 January 1942
Originalteam:Footscray District
Height:175 cm
Weight:78 kg
Statsend:1964
Years1:1960–1963
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:42 (0)
Years2:1964
Club2:South Melbourne
Games Goals2:8 (0)
Games Goalstotal:50 (0)

Charles Edward Francis Evans (7 January 1942 – 16 September 2021)[1] [2] was an 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.[3]

He played as a back pocket in the 1961 VFL Grand Final, which Footscray lost to Hawthorn.[3]

In 1962 he represented the VFL for the first time.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evans, Charles (Ruby). Herald Sun. 2021-09-17. 2022-02-20.
  2. Web site: Charlie Evans. AustralianFootball.com. 2022-02-20.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Charlie_Evans.html AFL Tables: Charlie Evans
  4. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.