Bob Beecroft
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Bob Beecroft is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Fitzroy
in the Australian Football League
, Swan Districts
in the Western Australian Football League and Woodville
in the South Australian National Football League
during the 1970s and 80s.
Beecroft made his debut with Swan Districts in 1970, playing 126 games as a ruckman
, being named All Australian for his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival
and the Swan's Best and Fairest award. He played for Western Australia three years later and was recruited by Fitzroy for the following season.
As a key forward for the Lions, Beecroft topped their goalkicking list four times with a best of 87 goals in 1979 which was at the time a club record. He kicked 10 goals in a match twice and by the end of his short VFL career he had managed 291 goals.
He finished his football career in the SANFL with Woodville, where he played 86 games, kicking 219 goals.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, Swan Districts
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
in the Western Australian Football League and Woodville
Woodville Football Club
Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1964 to 1990, when it merged with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
during the 1970s and 80s.
Beecroft made his debut with Swan Districts in 1970, playing 126 games as a ruckman
Ruckman (Australian rules football position)
In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...
, being named All Australian for his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival
1972 Perth Carnival
The 1972 Perth Carnival was the 18th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
and the Swan's Best and Fairest award. He played for Western Australia three years later and was recruited by Fitzroy for the following season.
As a key forward for the Lions, Beecroft topped their goalkicking list four times with a best of 87 goals in 1979 which was at the time a club record. He kicked 10 goals in a match twice and by the end of his short VFL career he had managed 291 goals.
He finished his football career in the SANFL with Woodville, where he played 86 games, kicking 219 goals.