Roy McEachen

Roy McEachen
Personal information
Full name	Roy McEachen
Date of birth	(1913-06-07)7 June 1913
Date of death	22 December 1937(1937-12-22) (aged 24)
Original team(s)	Caulfield[1]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1935–1936	South Melbourne	17 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roy McEachen (7 June 1913 – 22 December 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

McEachen first broke into the South Melbourne team in the third round of the 1935 VFL season and played in every game until round 15, when he received a four-week suspension for striking Jack Smith of North Melbourne.[3] He returned in time to appear as South Melbourne's reserve in the 1935 VFL Grand Final and kicked the only goal of his career in the loss.[4]

Early in 1936, McEachen left the state to take up the position of captain-coach of New South Wales club Narrandera in the South West Football League (New South Wales).[5]

In December 1937, McEachen died after a short illness. He had moved back to Melbourne and had re-joined South Melbourne with the aim to play in the 1938 season.[6]

References

1. "FOOTBALL—Cont". Record (Emerald Hill). Vic. 17 March 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. The Argus,"Footballer Suspended For Month", 21 August 1935, p. 18
4. "AFL Tables: Roy McEachen". afltables.com.
5. The Argus,"South Clears McEachen", 22 May 1936, p. 17
6. "DEATH OF RAY McEACHEN". The Record. Emerald Hill, Vic. 25 December 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 31 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Roy McEachen at AustralianFootball.com