Billy Deans

Infobox afl player | firstname = Billy
lastname = Deans




birthdate = 2 December 1922
birthplace =
originalteam = Dandenong
heightweight = 170 cm / 76 kg
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deathdate =
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debutdate = Round 17, 1941
debutteam = South Melbourne
debutopponent = Essendon
debutstadium = Windy Hill
playingteams = South Melbourne (1941)
* 1 game, 1 goal
Melbourne (1942-50)
* 151 games, 20 goalsTotal - 152 Games, 21 Goals
coach = notcoach
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statsend = 1950
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William 'Billy' Deans (born 2 December 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s.

A back pocket from Dandenong, Deans was a regular in defence for Melbourne throughout the decade. He played in the 1946 VFL Grand Final which Melbourne lost but got another chance to play in a premiership in 1948, this time finishing on the winning side, although only after a Grand Final Replay. Deans had started his career at South Melbourne in 1941 but only managed the single senior appearance.

References

*AflRleague|ref=B/Billy_Deans.html
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.