Joe Evans (footballer)

Joe Evans
Personal information
Full name Walter Gerald Evans
Date of birth (1920-04-20)20 April 1920
Place of birth West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 17 August 2013(2013-08-17) (aged 93)
Original team(s) Brunswick City
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Centre/ Half Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–42 Essendon 21 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Walter Gerald "Joe" Evans (20 April 1920 – 17 August 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] A half forward from Brunswick City, Joe played 21 games between 1940 and 1942 before his football career was ended by a bad knee injury.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Maplestone, Michael (1988). Those Magnificent Men. York Press. p. 81.
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