Colin Francis 'Col' Deane (11 July 1900 – 10 December 1952) was an

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er who played for

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and St Kilda in the

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(VFL). Deane, a rover, represented Tasmania at the

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. He had been in the state playing for

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but in 1925 moved to Victoria and lined up for Melbourne. In 1926 he was a member of their premiership team and in 1929 represented the VFL at interstate football. He didn't play in 1931 as he was in New Zealand but he returned the following year as coach of Melbourne's reserves. After steering them to the premiership, St Kilda acquired his services as playing coach in 1933. Three games into the season he retired as a player and saw out the year coaching from the sidelines.

References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* * 1900 births 1952 deaths Australian rules footballers from Launceston, Tasmania Melbourne Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players St Kilda Football Club coaches Glenorchy Football Club players Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees Melbourne Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1900-stub