DOB: 28 March 1891
Died: 22 October 1966
Debut: Round 8, 1912 against Richmond at MCG
Last Game: Round 5, 1919 against Carlton at Princes Park
From: Richmond District
Number: 29 1912, 8 1913 and 1915 7 1914, 28 1919
Games: 61
Goals: 5
Career Statistics
Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
21 | 0 | 40 | 34.42 |
Evans joined the army in August 1914 but was able to play out the rest of the season, and most of the next before Melbourne went into recess.
Despite suffering leg injuries during the war "Dodger" Evans returned for one game in 1919, but his wartime leg injury was too much to cope with and he was forced to retire,
Year | Games | Goals | |
1912 | 11 | 0 | |
1913 | 16 | 0 | |
1914 | 16 | 5 | |
1915 | 17 | 0 | |
1919 | 1 | 0 |
Match | Charge | Sanction | |
Round 18, 1912 | Striking | Not Guilty | |
Round 8, 1914 | Charging | Not Guilty |
Notes
Real first name may have started with A.
Lists
Players who served during war
Media
The Age - 29/04/1918
Football Record 1920
Sporting Globe - 23/03/1940
Links
Australian Football profile
War record
Wikipedia profile