Roy McEachen explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: FOOTBALL—Cont. . Record (Emerald Hill) . Vic. . 17 March 1934 . 13 January 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. The Argus,"Footballer Suspended For Month", 21 August 1935, p. 18
  4. Web site: AFL Tables: Roy McEachen . afltables.com.
  5. The Argus,"South Clears McEachen", 22 May 1936, p. 17
  6. News: DEATH OF RAY McEACHEN. . . Emerald Hill, Vic. . 25 December 1937 . 31 July 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.