Rex De Garis

Rex De Garis
Personal information
Full name	Rex De Garis
Date of birth	(1896-12-29)29 December 1896
Place of birth	South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	14 June 1967(1967-06-14) (aged 70)
Place of death	Ripponlea, Victoria
Original team(s)	Prahran
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Wing
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–23, 1925	St Kilda	60 (13)
1924	Corowa
1926	Nhill
1927	Rochester
1931	Sorrento	12 (unknown)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rex De Garis (29 December 1896 – 14 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

De Garis was appointed as playing coach of the Corowa Football Club who played in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1924.^[2]

De Garis was playing coach of Nhill Football Club in 1926.^[3]

De Garis was playing coach of Rochester Football Club in 1927.^[4]

De Garis was playing coach of Sorrento Football Club in 1931.^[5]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "1924 - Corowa FC coach". The Corowa Free Press. 21 March 1924. p. 2 – via Trove Newspapers.
3. "1926 - Nhill FC Coach". The Weekly Times. 28 August 1926. p. 84 – via Trove Newspapers.
4. "1927 - Rochester FC Coach". The Horsham Times. 27 August 1927. p. 2 – via Trove Newspapers.
5. "1931 - Sorrento FC coach". The Weekly Times. 4 July 1931. p. 57 – via Trove Newspapers.

External links

• Rex De Garis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Rex De Garis at AustralianFootball.com
• "The Weekly Times", Rival captains in Albury match, April 5, 2020