Bob Beecroft
Robert James Beecroft (born 11 January 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Swan Districts Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
| Bob Beecroft | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert James Beecroft | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1952 | ||
| Original team(s) | Williams (UGSFL) | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1970–1975 | Swan Districts | 126 (164) | |
| 1976–1980 | Fitzroy | 96 (291) | |
| 1981–1985 | Woodville | 79 (203) | |
| Total | 301 (658) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1972–1979 | Western Australia | 8 (11) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Beecroft made his debut with Swan Districts in 1970, playing 126 games as a ruckman, being named All Australian for his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival and the Swan's Best and Fairest award. He played for Western Australia three years later and was recruited by Fitzroy for the following season.
As a key forward for the Lions, Beecroft topped their goalkicking list four times with a best of 87 goals in 1979 which was at the time a club record. He kicked 10 goals in a match twice and by the end of his short VFL career he had managed 291 goals.
He returned to the SANFL with Woodville, where he played 79 premiership games, kicking 203 goals.
Beecroft finished his career at the Encounter Bay Football Club, where he coached the Bays to the 1989 premiership.