About Bob Beecroft
My Story
Robert James Beecroft (born 11 January 1952) is a former VFL player 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).
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 and three years later 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 86 games, kicking 219 goals.
Beecroft finished his career at the Encounter Bay Football Club where he coached the Bays to the 1989 premiership.
Personal Life
My life has been one of great highs and lows, and while I am most known for my football career, it is the rest of my life that has helped shaped me into the man I am today. I hope you will enjoy my story.
Bob Beecroft was a top-tier footy player for 16 years. Though he has achieved many fantastic things in his life, he too has had his average moments. Real life happens when you are living the dream.
Discover that reality is not about fame and success, but how you survive it.
"A man is not just what he does for a living, but it can determine the trajectory of his life forever.."
Bob Beecroft
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