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Key Facts

Full name
Walter Shearer

Known as
Wally Shearer

Born
29 September 1918

Died
29 May 2000 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 230d
Last game: 23y 334d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 33, 20

Family links
Ray Shearer (Second cousin)

Wally Shearer

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FootscrayV/AFL1941-194220180.9070%———0
Total1941-194220180.9070%———0

AFL: 4,918th player to appear, 6,581st most games played, 3,922nd most goals kickedFootscray: 273rd player to appear, 492nd most games played, 286th most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.