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Key Facts

Full name
Richard Eason

Known as
Dick Eason

Born
20 November 1913

Died
13 November 1979 (aged 65)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 158d
Last game: 23y 281d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 71 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; Essendon

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 7
Essendon: 7

Recruited from
Footscray (1937)

Family links
Alec Eason (Father)Bill Eason (Uncle)

Dick Eason

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1935-193725210.8420%23.004.000
EssendonV/AFL1937200.000%0
V/AFL1935-193727210.7819%23.004.000
Total1935-193727210.7819%23.004.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,229th player to appear, 5,834th most games played, 3,630th most goals kickedFootscray: 183rd player to appear, 431st most games played, 254th most goals kickedEssendon: 522nd player to appear, 1,048th most games played, 1,064th most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.