Bill Eason

Bill Eason
Personal information
Full name	William Eason
Date of birth	2 February 1882
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	6 December 1957 (aged 75)
Place of death	Woodend, Victoria
Original team(s)	Barwon
Debut	Round 1, 1902, Geelong vs. Carlton, at Princes Park
Height / weight	178cm, 79kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1902–1915	Geelong	220 (187)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1912–1913	Geelong	37 (21–16–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.

William "Bill" Eason (2 February 1882 – 6 December 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong Football Club. He was the brother of Geelong great Alec Eason.

A centreman, Eason will forever hold a place in the Geelong record books as being their first footballer to play 200 VFL games. Bill was also an outstanding cricketer in the Geelong Cricket Association taking 547 wickets at 10.7 from 1902-1931. G.C.A. Team Of The Century. He is buried at the East Geelong Cemetery in a family plot that is marked with his younger brother's headstone who died of injuries sustained in a football match at the Corio Oval aged in his early twenties.

External links

• Bill Eason's statistics from AFL Tables
• Bill Eason's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• Coaching Statistics at Allthestats