Allen Eade (born 11 September 1960) is a former

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er who played for

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in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Eade spent most of his career at Coburg but played with Collingwood in a two-season stint. He then returned to the Victorian Football Association and was a half back flanker in Coburg's 1988 premiership team and on the half forward flank when they claimed a second successive flag the following season. Eade represented the VFA in the

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. He is one of three emergencies in the official Coburg 'Team of the Century'.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1960 births Living people Collingwood Football Club players Coburg Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub