Gordon Yea
FullnameGordon Albert Yea
Birth date13 November 1924
Birth placeMitta Mitta, Victoria
Death date12 August 2020 (aged 95)
OriginalteamMitta Mitta[1]
Height179 cm
Weight73 kg
Positionrover
Statsend1948
Years 11948
Games goals 12 (2)

Gordon Albert Yea (13 November 1924 – 12 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Yea was recruited from Mitta Mitta[3] and played with Essendon's Reserves in 1947[4] prior to playing with North Melbourne in 1948.[5]

Yea made his debut with Brunswick in July 1949.[6]

He died in August 2020 at the age of 95.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "1944 - Fernvale v Mitta Mitta". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 20 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897. 10th ed. Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 978. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "1947 - CLEGG UNABLE TO TRAIN". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 31 March 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ Kevin Hogan (13 June 1947). "1947 - MELBOURNE CAPTAIN TO PLAY AFTER FIVE WEEKS SPELL". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). p. 28. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ "1948 - Fraser And Cook Left Out By Richmond". The Argus. 13 August 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ "1949 - Eight Changes". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 1 July 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Death Notice". Weekly Times Now. Retrieved 27 August 2020.