Evan Rees (Australian footballer)

Evans Douglas Rees (6 August 1923 – 5 November 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] Originally from Horsham, he spent a season with South Sydney before coming to Footscray.^[2]

Evan Rees
Personal information
Full name	Evans Douglas Rees
Date of birth	(1923-08-06)6 August 1923
Place of birth	Telangatuk East, Victoria
Date of death	5 November 2004(2004-11-05) (aged 81)
Place of death	Glen Iris, Victoria
Original team(s)	Telangatuk
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Defence
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–50	Footscray	80 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rees served in the Australian Army during World War II prior to playing with Footscray.^[3]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 734. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "CHANGES AMONG 'RULES CLUBS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "World War II Roll: REES, Evans Douglas". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

• Evan Rees's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Evan Rees at AustralianFootball.com