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Key Facts

Full name
Owen Evans

Known as
Owen Evans

Born
5 December 1916

Died
19 November 1972 (aged 55)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 262d
Last game: 24y 156d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 24

Owen Evans

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1935-194164951.4839%12.80—4.706
Total1935-194164951.4839%12.80—4.706

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,324th player to appear, 3,675th most games played, 1,143rd most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 495th player to appear, 253rd most games played, 74th most goals kicked

After being rejected by Melbourne Owen Evans was picked up by South Melbourne in 1935, and, after making just one appearance in his debut season, became a regular senior player the following year. Most of his football was played as a forward. In the 1936 grand final loss to Collingwood he lined up on a half forward flank and was listed among his side’s best players. He also kicked a goal.

In 1941, after playing 54 VFL games and scoring 95 goals for South, Evans crossed to Coburg in the VFA without a clearance. He spent just a single season with the Lions, playing 10 games and scored 12 goals. He later spent the 1947 season playing for Launceston-based NTFA club City.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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