Rochford Devenish-Meares

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Rochford Devenish-Meares
Personal information
Full name Rochford John Devenish-Meares
Date of birth (1948-03-23) 23 March 1948 (age 73)
Original team(s) Launceston Grammar
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Key-position
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1968 Hawthorn 08 0(1)
1973–1978 Subiaco 43 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rochford John Devenish-Meares (born 23 March 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Subiaco in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). [1] [2]

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Hawthorn

Devenish-Meares, a Launceston Grammar recruit, was a key position player. [3] He came to Hawthorn from Tasmania in 1967, along with the more high profile Peter Hudson, with whom he boarded. [4] A broken bone in his foot, sustained in a practice match, stopped him from making his debut in 1967. [5] [6]

He played eight senior games for Hawthorn, all of them in succession in the 1968 VFL season. [7] His debut, against South Melbourne in round two, finished in a draw. In round eight against reigning premiers Richmond he thought he had played in another draw, memorably kicking a goal in the dying minutes which put Hawthorn level on the scoreboard. [8] Having come on as a reserve, Devenish-Meares kicked the ball from 60-yards out and it was shepherded through by Hudson, for what would be the only goal of his VFL career. [9] The sides remained tied on the scoreboard when the siren sounded two-minutes later. [8] Soon after in the change rooms, when the players were celebrating a drawn game that they had been expected to lose, even singing the team song, it was revealed that the score on the board was an error and Richmond had actually won by a point. [8] It transpired that a behind earlier in the fourth quarter by Hawthorn's Peter Chilton had been given two-points instead of one. [9]

Later career

Devenish-Meares also played some football for Geelong, but not seniors, and in 1971 was reported to be training with Fitzroy. [10]

From 1973 to 1978, Devenish-Meares played for Subiaco in the WANFL. [2] He was a member of Subiaco's 1973 premiership team. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 "Sport". Old Haleians Association. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Fine, Mark (2011). The Book of Footy Lists. Australia: Slattery Media Group. p. 41. ISBN   9781921778308.
  4. ↑ Carter, Ron (23 January 1967). "Training run for Hudson". The Age . p. 20. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Beames, Percy (15 March 1967). "Hawks lose Beck with broken jaw". The Age . p. 22. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Beames, Percy (19 April 1968). "Bedford switches without clearance". The Age . p. 22. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "AFL Tables - Rochford Devenish-Meares - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Hobbs, Greg (11 June 1968). "A Change of Tune". The Age . p. 20. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. 1 2 Greenberg, Tony (25 May 2012). "Flashback to 1968 Tigers v Hawks". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  10. ↑ McFarline, Peter (26 February 1971). "One-way ride for Bulldogs". The Age . p. 29. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Around The Club: April 2015 - Subiaco Football Club". sfclions.com.au. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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