Shane Beros

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Shane Beros
Personal information
Full name Shane Beros
Date of birth (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) West Coast Cowan (WAAFL)
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1998–2008 Swan Districts 193 (111)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2003–06 Western Australia 4 (1)
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Shane Beros (born 22 October 1973, in Perth, Western Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) from 1998 to 2008. He was the winner of the 2003 Sandover Medal.

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Career

Beros was recruited from West Coast Cowan in the Western Australian Amateur Football League (WAAFL). [1] He made his debut for Swan Districts in 1998, playing 18 games and kicking 11 goals. He played consistently for Swans at WAFL level, and had a break-out season in 2003, winning both the Swan Medal as Swan Districts' best and fairest and the Sandover Medal for the best player in the competition, at the age of 29. He was named captain of Swan Districts in 2004, a position which he held until 2007, and was again amongst the best players in the competition, finishing runner-up in the Sandover Medal. [2] [3] He won two further Swan Medals, in 2005 and 2006, playing mainly as a back pocket, before retiring at the end of the 2008 season at the age of 35. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Shane Beros – WAFLOnline. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Ross (15 April 2006). "Beros milestone one for footy's dreamers". The West Australian. p. 145.
  3. ↑ Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion, by John Devaney – Google Books. Published 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ↑ WAFL retires (sic) leave massive hole after standout season – PerthNow. Written by Chris Pike. Published 5 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Ross (19 September 2008). "Beros holds off making decision on retirement". The Game. The West Australian. p. 11.
  6. ↑ Townsend, John (5 March 2009). "Once not enough, says Dawson". Our State Game - 2009 Season Preview. The West Australian. p. 15.
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