Jack Deas

Jack Deas
Personal information
Full name	Jack Deas
Date of birth	5 November 1875
Date of death	23 August 1949(1949-08-23) (aged 73)
Original team(s)	Leopold (VMFL)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897 1899–1901 1902 Total	South Melbourne Fitzroy Essendon	02 (0) 33 (0) 03 (0) 38 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902 season.

Jack Deas (5 November 1875 – 23 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Deas, who was a defender, started his career at South Melbourne in 1897 but only managed two appearances. He did not play again until 1899, now with Fitzroy, and was a half back flanker in their premiership side that year. After a further two seasons at Fitzroy he crossed to Essendon where he played one final season.

References

Jack Deas's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Essendon Football Club profile

Fitzroy Football Club 1899 VFL premiers

Fitzroy 3.9 (27) defeated South Melbourne 3.8 (26), at the Junction Oval

Clarke Cleary Dalton Deas Descrimes Drohan Fontaine J.Grace M.Grace Hickey Jenkins McDougall McEwan McSpeerin Moriarty Potter Robinson Sloan (c)

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