Bill Eason

Bill Eason
Personal information
Full name	William Eason
Date of birth	2 February 1882
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death
Place of death	Woodend, Victoria
Original team(s)	Barwon
Debut	Round 1, 1902, Geelong v. Carlton, at Princes Park
Height/Weight	178cm, 79kg
Playing career1
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 season.

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 @ 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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Henry Young	Captain of Geelong 1910–1913	Succeeded by Billy Orchard