Full Name: GEORGE GERALD BEARE
Date of Birth: 03/07/1905
Date of Death: 27/9/1983
Height: 177 cm ( 5-10 )
Weight:73 kg ( 11-7 )
Guernsey: 24
Debut: 17/05/1924 , Round 4 , Fitzroy
Last Game: 24/05/1924 , Round 5 , Essendon
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1924
Total Games: 2
Total Goals: 0
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1924 , 1926-27 , 1930
Total Games: 46
Total Goals: 1
Honours:
BIOGRAPHY
A schoolteacher, Gerald played in the back-pocket or on the half-back-flank. He spent a total of four seasons with Richmond, mainly in the Reserves. His two senior games were in Rounds 3 and 4 of 1924 against Fitzroy and Essendon. He also played two games with Melbourne in 1928. The majority of his career was spent playing and coaching in the country and finished in Brisbane, where he coached locally.
PRE RICHMOND
Xavier College School Football 1922 ; Rochester 1923 , Games 10 , Goals 0.
POST RICHMOND
Stawell coach 1924 ;
Port Fairy - 1925 coach (Premiership)
South Ballarat 1926 , 1929 , Games 36 , Goals 4 ( Honours - Premiership 1926 ) ;
Watchem - 1927 coach (Premiership, Best and Fairest player in North Central District Football League)
Melbourne 1928 , Games 2 , Goals 0 ;
Kyneton - 1928 captain/coach (Premiership), 1929 captain/coach (Runners up)
Daylesford Captain/Coach 1930 , Games 19 , Goals 2 ;
Ballarat League Team 1930 (vice captain) vs Subiaco (WA) -voted best on ground.
Sale Captain/Coach 1931 (Premiership) ;
Kyneton 1932 coach (Premiership)
Griffiths (N.S.W) playing coach 1933 Playing coach
Sorrento coach 1934 (Runners up)
Kyneton coach 1935 (Bendigo League) (Finished in final four)
Fitzroy Seconds coach 1936
Old Xaverians Senior Coach 1946 ;
Collegians Senior Coach 1952 (unconfirmed)
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