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Tony Beers

Tony Beers

Australian rules footballer (1962–2018)

Anthony Brian Beers (7 November 1962 – 11 May 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Claremont in the West Australian Football League.

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Beers, the son of 1958 Collingwood premiership player Brian Beers, captained the Parade College XVIII in 1980.[2] He made two appearances for Collingwood in the 1982 VFL season and played a further three games in 1983.[3] His younger brother, Mark Beers, was also a Collingwood player.[4]

From 1984 to 1990 he played for Claremont, appearing in 107 games.[5] He represented Western Australia in 1988, against the VFA at Subiaco Oval, a match the home state won by 86 points.[6] The fixture was a curtain raiser to the State of Origin encounter between Western Australia and Victoria.[6] He was a centre half back in Claremont's 1987 and 1989 premiership teams.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tony Beers". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "1st XVIII Captains - Old Paradians" (PDF). Old Paradians. (PDF)
  3. [3]
    AFL Tables: Tony Beers
  4. [4]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  5. [5]
    "Premiership Players 1931 - 2009". WAFC.
  6. [6]
    "State Games 1951 - 2011". WAFC.
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