Australian rules footballer
| Gordon Yea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gordon Albert Yea | ||
| Date of birth | (1924-11-13)13 November 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitta Mitta, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 2020(2020-08-12) (aged 95) | ||
| Original team(s) | Mitta Mitta | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | rover | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948 | North Melbourne | 2 (2) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gordon Albert Yea (13 November 1924 – 12 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Yea was recruited from Mitta Mitta and played with Essendon's Reserves in 1947 prior to playing with North Melbourne in 1948.
Yea made his debut with Brunswick in July 1949.
He died in August 2020 at the age of 95.
Notes
- "1944 - Fernvale v Mitta Mitta". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 20 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 978. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "1947 - CLEGG UNABLE TO TRAIN". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 31 March 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- Kevin Hogan (13 June 1947). "1947 - MELBOURNE CAPTAIN TO PLAY AFTER FIVE WEEKS SPELL". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). p. 28. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- "1948 - Fraser And Cook Left Out By Richmond". The Argus. 13 August 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- "1949 - Eight Changes". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 1 July 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- "Death Notice". Weekly Times Now. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
- Gordon Yea's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gordon Yea at AustralianFootball.com
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