George Smeaton (footballer) explained

George Smeaton
Fullname:George Frederick Smeaton
Nickname:Brown Bomber
Birth Date:27 May 1917
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Heidelberg, Victoria
Originalteam:Brighton Street School
Height:183 cm
Weight:85.5 kg
Statsend:1950
Years1:1935–1946
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:149 (36)
Years2:1948–1950
Club2:Oakleigh (VFA)
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:1
Coachyears1:1947
Coachclub1:Latrobe (NWFU)
Coachyears2:1948–1954
Coachclub2:Oakleigh (VFA)
Careerhighlights:
  • Richmond life membership 1944

George Frederick Smeaton (27 May 1917 – 9 June 1978)[1] [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1935 and 1942 and then again from 1944 to 1946.

Smeaton was nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", a nickname borrowed from Joe Louis, and was described by Jack Dyer as the toughest player he played with.[3]

He left Richmond in 1947 to take up a coaching position with Latrobe in Northern Tasmania.[4]

He later returned to Victoria and had a successful coaching career in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he led Oakleigh to three Grand Finals, winning premierships in 1950 and 1952 and losing the 1949 Grand Final due to a late goal by Williamstown.

He was also an established cricketer, captaining the Victorian school boys cricket team.

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Notes and References

  1. Football Loses Four Identities. 13. Football Record. 24 June 1978. Round 12.
  2. Web site: George Smeaton – Player Bio. Australian Football. 6 December 2014.
  3. News: Flanagan. Martin. Richo has never changed... thankfully. 8 September 2014. The Age. 30 October 2010.
  4. Coach for Latrobe, Examiner, 10 March 1947, pg5