Gerald Betts Explained

Gerald Betts
Fullname:Gerald Francis Betts
Birth Date:5 October 1954
Originalteam:Swan Hill
Height:187 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1979
Years1:1974–1975
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:10 (0)
Years2:1977–1979
Club2:Collingwood
Games Goals2:27 (5)
Games Goalstotal:37 (5)

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. The Age, "Betts open to offers", 20 October 1976, p. 16
  3. Web site: Gerald Betts. AFL Tables.