Bill Rose (footballer)

Bill Rose
Personal information
Full name William John Rose
Date of birth (1931-05-09)9 May 1931
Place of birth Nyah West, Victoria
Date of death 10 October 2007(2007-10-10) (aged 76)
Place of death Shepparton, Victoria
Original team(s) Nyah West[1]
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Follower, defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1950–1955 Collingwood 40 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William John Rose (9 May 1931 – 10 October 2007)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1950s.

Rose was a follower in Collingwood's 1953 premiership side, having been a back pocket in the team which lost the Grand Final a year earlier.

His brothers, Bob, Kevin and Ralph were also Collingwood players.

References

  1. ^ "STAR PLAYERS MISSING Collingwood hard hit". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 April 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 15 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Bill Rose". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  • Bill Rose's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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