Roy McEachen | |
Fullname: | Roy McEachen |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1913 |
Originalteam: | Caulfield[1] |
Height: | 178 cm |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Statsend: | 1936 |
Years1: | 1935–1936 |
Club1: | South Melbourne |
Games Goals1: | 17 (1) |
Roy McEachen (7 June 1913 – 22 December 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
McEachen first broke into the South Melbourne team in the third round of the 1935 VFL season and played in every game until round 15, when he received a four-week suspension for striking Jack Smith of North Melbourne.[3] He returned in time to appear as South Melbourne's reserve in the 1935 VFL Grand Final and kicked the only goal of his career in the loss.[4]
Early in 1936, McEachen left the state to take up the position of captain-coach of New South Wales club Narrandera in the South West Football League (New South Wales).[5]
In December 1937, McEachen died after a short illness. He had moved back to Melbourne and had re-joined South Melbourne with the aim to play in the 1938 season.[6]