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Evan Rees (Australian footballer)

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Evan Rees
Personal information
Full name Evans Douglas Rees
Date of birth (1923-08-06)6 August 1923
Place of birth Telangatuk East, Victoria
Date of death 5 November 2004(2004-11-05) (aged 81)
Place of death Glen Iris, Victoria
Original team(s) Telangatuk
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–50 Footscray 80 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Evans Douglas Rees (6 August 1923 – 5 November 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Originally from Horsham, he spent a season with South Sydney before coming to Footscray.[2]

Rees served in the Australian Army during World War II prior to playing with Footscray.[3]

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. 734. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "CHANGES AMONG 'RULES CLUBS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: REES, Evans Douglas". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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