Bill Rose (footballer)

Bill Rose
Personal information
Full name	William Rose
Date of birth	9 May 1931
Date of death	10 October 2007 (aged 76)
Original team(s)	Nyah West[1]
Height / weight	189 cm / 80 kg
Position(s)	Follower, defender
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1950–1955	Collingwood	40 (3)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.

William "Bill" Rose (9 May 1931 – 10 October 2007)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1950s.

Rose was a follower in Collingwood's 1953 premiership side, having been a back pocket in the team which lost the Grand Final a year earlier.

His brothers, Bob and Kevin were also Collingwood premiership players.

References

1. "STAR PLAYERS MISSING Collingwood hard hit.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
2. "Bill Rose". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

• Bill Rose's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.