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Full name
Bernard Evans
Known as
Bernie Evans
Born
20 August 1957 (age 65)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 224d
Last game: 31y 21d
Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Senior clubs
Port Melbourne; Sydney; Carlton
Jumper numbers
Sydney: 15
Carlton: 15
Recruited from
Sydney (1986)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port Melbourne | VFA | 1975-1977 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney | V/AFL | 1978-1985 | 148 | 212 | 1.43 | 42% | 13.06 | 5.09 | 3.29 | 18 |
Carlton | V/AFL | 1986-1988 | 37 | 45 | 1.22 | 68% | 11.08 | 3.81 | 2.97 | 5 |
VFA | 1975-1977 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
V/AFL | 1978-1988 | 185 | 257 | 1.39 | 47% | 12.66 | 4.83 | 3.23 | 23 | |
Total | 1975-1988 | 214 | 257 | 1.20 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 8,958th player to appear, 782nd most games played, 262nd most goals kickedSydney: 1,054th player to appear, 73rd most games played, 20th most goals kickedCarlton: 933rd player to appear, 407th most games played, 175th most goals kicked
Bernie Evans was a highly skilled rover and half forward who began his senior career with 29 games for Port Melbourne between 1975 and 1977. In 1978 he joined South Melbourne where he produced consistently brilliant football over 148 VFL games in eight seasons. He also booted 212 goals, and won the club's best and fairest award in 1984. However, he was not happy with South's relocation to Sydney, refusing to leave Melbourne, and in 1986 he was cleared to Carlton. Evans' 37 games (for 45 goals) in three seasons with the Blues included the losing Grand Final of 1986 against Hawthorn, but he missed Carlton's winning Grand Final the following year through suspension.
Author - John Devaney