Gordon Yea Explained

Gordon Yea
Fullname:Gordon Albert Yea
Birth Date:13 November 1924
Birth Place:Mitta Mitta, Victoria
Originalteam:Mitta Mitta[1]
Height:179 cm
Weight:73 kg
Position:rover
Statsend:1948
Years1:1948
Games Goals1:2 (2)

Gordon Albert Yea (13 November 1924 – 12 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Yea was recruited from Mitta Mitta[3] and played with Essendon's Reserves in 1947[4] prior to playing with North Melbourne in 1948.[5]

Yea made his debut with Brunswick in July 1949.[6]

He died in August 2020 at the age of 95.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1944 - Fernvale v Mitta Mitta . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 2 . 20 July 1944.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 978.
  3. Web site: 1947 - CLEGG UNABLE TO TRAIN . The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 27 . 31 March 1947.
  4. Web site: Kevin Hogan . 1947 - MELBOURNE CAPTAIN TO PLAY AFTER FIVE WEEKS SPELL . The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 28 . 13 June 1947.
  5. Web site: 1948 - Fraser And Cook Left Out By Richmond . The Argus . 20 August 2024 . 12 . 13 August 1948.
  6. Web site: 1949 - Eight Changes . The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic) . 20 August 2024 . 24 . 1 July 1949.
  7. Web site: Death Notice . Weekly Times Now . 27 August 2020 . en.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gordon Yea".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.