Bob Beecroft

Infobox afl player | firstname = Bob
lastname = Beecroft




birthdate = 11 January 1952
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originalteam = Swan Districts
heightweight = 191 cm / 92 kg
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debutdate = 1976
debutteam = Fitzroy
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Fitzroy (1976-80)
* 96 games, 291 goals
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statsend = 1980
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Bob Beecroft (born 11 January 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League, Swan Districts in the Western Australian Football League and Woodville in the South Australian National Football League during the 1970s and 80s.

Beecroft made his debut with Swan Districts in 1970, playing 126 games as a ruckman, being named All Australian for his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival and the Swan's Best and Fairest award. He played for Western Australia three years later and was recruited by Fitzroy for the following season.

As a key forward for the Lions, Beecroft topped their goalkicking list four times with a best of 87 goals in 1979 which was at the time a club record. He kicked 10 goals in a match twice and by the end of his short VFL career he had managed 291 goals.

He finished his football career in the SANFL with Woodville, where he played 86 games, kicking 219 goals.

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