Bert Deacon
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Bert Deacon was an Australian rules football
er who played for Carlton
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). He is remembered for being Carlton's first ever Brownlow Medal
winner.
A centre half back, Deacon began his league career in 1942. He was a premiership player for Carlton in 1945 and 1947, the latter in a year which he won both a Brownlow Medal
and shared Carlton's best and fairest
medal with his captain Ern Henfry
. The previous season Deacon had finished fourth in the Brownlow Medal count but this time around finished on top, thus becoming Carlton's inaugural winner of the award.
Deacon left Carlton after the 1951 season and became captain-coach for Preston in the VFA, the club where he had played for prior to being recruited by Carlton. He later served as Carlton vice-president and club secretary.
He is the centre half back in Carlton's official 'Team of the Century'.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL). He is remembered for being Carlton's first ever Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner.
A centre half back, Deacon began his league career in 1942. He was a premiership player for Carlton in 1945 and 1947, the latter in a year which he won both a Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
and shared Carlton's best and fairest
John Nicholls Medal
The John Nicholls Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season....
medal with his captain Ern Henfry
Ern Henfry
Ern Henfry was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League . After playing three seasons for Perth Football Club in the WAFL from 1939–1941, and finishing second to Haydn Bunton in the Sandover Medal in 1941, he joined the RAAF...
. The previous season Deacon had finished fourth in the Brownlow Medal count but this time around finished on top, thus becoming Carlton's inaugural winner of the award.
Deacon left Carlton after the 1951 season and became captain-coach for Preston in the VFA, the club where he had played for prior to being recruited by Carlton. He later served as Carlton vice-president and club secretary.
He is the centre half back in Carlton's official 'Team of the Century'.