Col Deane

Col Deane
Personal information
Full name	Colin Francis Deane
Date of birth	11 July 1900
Date of death	10 December 1952 (aged 52)
Original team(s)	New Town
Height/Weight	185 cm / 86 kg
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1930 1933 Total	Melbourne St Kilda	82 (53) 03 0(0) 85 (53)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1933	St Kilda	18 (6-12-0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933 season.

Colin Francis 'Col' Deane (11 July 1900 - 10 December 1952)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Deane, a rover, represented Tasmania at the 1924 Hobart Carnival. He had been in the state playing for New Town but in 1925 moved to Victoria and lined up for Melbourne. In 1926 he was a member of their premiership team and in 1929 represented the VFL at interstate football.

He didn't play in 1931 as he was in New Zealand but he returned the following year as coach of Melbourne's reserves. After steering them to the premiership, St Kilda acquired his services as playing coach in 1933. Three games into the season he retired as a player and saw out the year coaching from the sidelines.

References

1. "DEATH OF FORMER NOTED ATHLETE.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 11 December 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Col Deane's statistics from AFL Tables
• Col Deane's profile from AustralianFootball.com