Roy McEachen
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Roy McEachen was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
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
. 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.
Early in 1936, McEachen left the state to take up the position of captain-coach of New South Wales club Narrandera.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
McEachen first broke into the South Melbourne team in the third round of the 1935 VFL season
1935 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1935.-Premiership season:In 1935, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man...
and played in every game until round 15, when he received a four week suspension for striking Jack Smith of North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
. He returned in time to appear as South Melbourne's reserve in the 1935 VFL Grand Final
1935 VFL Grand Final
The 1935 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 5 October 1935. It was the 39th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
and kicked the only goal of his career in the loss.
Early in 1936, McEachen left the state to take up the position of captain-coach of New South Wales club Narrandera.