Jump to content

R.I.P Frank Vearing

Lexinator
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

Dear Demonlanders,

Valé Frank Vearing - 21.11.1943 - 25.05.2023

Post made in respect to a M.F.C player, to his family, friends and former teammates.

Melbourne Football Club: 1965-1966. Played as a rover, wore #26.

Games: 11

Goals: 5.

Two x Melbourne Football Club Reserves Best and Fairest 1965 and 1966.

Career highlights and stats - http://demonwiki.org/Frank+Vearing

Best game was a 15 disposal, 5 marks, 3 goals 1 behind effort in a 30 point loss, during a round 4 1966 MCG match against South Melbourne - https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1966/111619660514.html

Started and finished his career with Epping before a leg injury ended his career. One may even argue another great career highlight was turning down an invitation from Collingwood.

Personally, Frank was a nice, kind, humble man and thank him as one of the people to influence me to barrack for the Demons.

Best memory with Frank, when I was a kid watching the 2000 qualifying final against Carlton. Despite all of my family writing them off at half time, Frank calmly said, "We'll come back." The rest is history as we all know.

Lastly, I'm so happy he got to see the Dees win a flag before he left us.

As far as I am aware, the M.F.C has been contacted in regards to his passing.

Valé Frank Vearing, may you rest in peace.

  • Quote
    • Like 8
    • Thanks 1
    • Love 8
    • Sad 4
     
    10 hours ago, Lexinator said:

    Dear Demonlanders,

    Valé Frank Vearing - 21.11.1943 - 25.05.1923.

    Post made in respect to a M.F.C player, to his family, friends and former teammates.

    Melbourne Football Club: 1965-1966. Played as a rover, wore #26.

    Games: 11

    Goals: 5.

    Two x Melbourne Football Club Reserves Best and Fairest 1965 and 1966.

    Career highlights and stats - http://demonwiki.org/Frank+Vearing

    Best game was a 15 disposal, 5 marks, 3 goals 1 behind effort in a 30 point loss, during a round 4 1966 MCG match against South Melbourne - https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1966/111619660514.html

    Started and finished his career with Epping before a leg injury ended his career. One may even argue another great career highlight was turning down an invitation from Collingwood.

    Personally, Frank was a nice, kind, humble man and thank him as one of the people to influence me to barrack for the Demons.

    Best memory with Frank, when I was a kid watching the 2000 qualifying final against Carlton. Despite all of my family writing them off at half time, Frank calmly said, "We'll come back." The rest is history as we all know.

    Lastly, I'm so happy he got to see the Dees win a flag before he left us.

    As far as I am aware, the M.F.C has been contacted in regards to his passing.

    Valé Frank Vearing, may you rest in peace.

    Have a vague memory of Vearing. Smart rover (as they used to be called).

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Love 1
     

    Sad news. He was there at the wrong time - just as the dynasty was ending and he got injured at a time when the club had a spate of injuries.

  • Quote
    • Sad 2

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREGAME: Western Bulldogs

      With only 3 games to go, all against Top 8 fancies, the Demons face a daunting task as they return to the MCG when they play the Western Bulldogs. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 52 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: West Coast

      The Demons return to town fresh off a thumping win over the back-to-back wooden spooners, the West Coast Eagles, played in front of a sparse crowd at Marvel Stadium, the same venue that hosted last week's heartbreaking loss.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 207 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: West Coast

      Captain Max Gawn has a unassailable lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Kozzy Pickett, Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey & Clayton Oliver. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

      • 27 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: West Coast

      It’s Game Day and the Demons return to the scene of the crime to take on the wooden spooners.

        • Like
      • 469 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: West Coast

      It was bad enough that the Melbourne Football Club created yet another humiliating scenario inside its wretched season at Marvel Stadium last Sunday, but the final insult is that it has been commanded to return to the scene of the crime to inflict further punishment on its fans this week. Incidentally, if this match preview, of a game that promises to be one of the most unattractive fixtures in the history of the game, happens to cut out of your computer screen three quarters of the way through, it’s no coincidence. I’ll be mirroring the Demons’ lacklustre effort against St Kilda from last Sunday when they conceded the largest last quarter turnaround for victory in the history of the game.

      • 5 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: St. Kilda

      When looking back at the disastrous end to the game, I find it a waste of time to concentrate on the final few moments when utter confusion reigned. Forget the 6-6-6 mess, the failure to mark the most dangerous man on the field, the inability to seal the game when opportunities presented themselves to Clayton Oliver, Harry Petty and Charlie Spargo, the vision of match winning players of recent weeks in Kozzy Pickett and Jake Melksham spending helpless minutes on the interchange bench and the powerlessness of seizing the opportunity to slow the tempo of the game down in those final moments.

      • 9 replies
      Demonland
    View All