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Bob Beattie (footballer)

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Bob Beattie
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-09-01) 1 September 1943 (age 81)
Original team(s) North Reservoir[1]
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1962–1967 Fitzroy 58 (1)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bob Beattie (born 1 September 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

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Beattie made his debut for Fitzroy in 1962 and played 58 Victorian football league matches until 1967.[2]

On 6 July 1963, playing on the half-back flank, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "Bob Beattie - Statistics". AFL Tables. rleague.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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