Bill Rose (footballer)

William 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.

Bill Rose
Personal information
Full name William Rose
Date of birth (1931-05-09)9 May 1931
Date of death 10 October 2007(2007-10-10) (aged 76)
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

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 and Kevin were also Collingwood premiership players.

References

  1. "STAR PLAYERS MISSING Collingwood hard hit". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  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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