Vern Deacon
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| Full name | Vernon Deacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1908 Narromine, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 September 1965 Turramurra, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Utility back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vernon Deacon (1908 – 11 September 1965) was an Australian rugby league player.
Deacon was born in the town of Narromine and attended the nearby Dubbo High School, where he played on the same school rugby league side as future Wallabies representative Ron Walden.[1]
A utility back, Deacon was a five-eighth in his first two seasons with University, then in 1928 began playing as both a fullback and winger.[2] It was as a fullback that he represented NSW City against NSW Country in 1928.[3] He competed for Balmain in the 1929 NSWRFL season, before moving to Kenebri to teach.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Founding players, 1923 Dubbo High School Rugby Team, and The Astley Cup". Dubbo Photo News. 25 April 2024.
- ^ NSWRFL (23 July 1927), A Coming Five-eighth, The Rugby League news (Vol. 8, No. 16)
- ^ "Country Rugby Triumph". The Referee. 16 May 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Deacon Not Likely To Be Here". Evening News. 25 February 1931. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Vern Deacon at Rugby League Project