Wally Shearer
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Fullname
Wally Shearer
Date of birth
29 September 1918
Date of death
29 May 2000 (aged 81)
Original team(s)
Donald
| Wally Shearer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Wally Shearer | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 29 May 2000 (aged 81) | ||
| Original team(s) | Donald | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941–42 | Footscray | 20 (18) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Wally Shearer (29 September 1918 – 29 May 2000) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Shearer initially played several practice matches in 1939[2] prior to making his VFL debut in round four, 1941.
Shearer won the 1948 and 1951 North Central Football League's best and fairest award, the Feeney Medal and was a former captain-coach of Donald.[3]
