John Annear

For the Australian politician, see John Annear (politician).

John Annear
Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-06-17) 17 June 1961
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Debut	Round 10, 1981, Collingwood v. Richmond, at Victoria Park
Height/Weight	178 cm / 80 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1981–1983 1984–1986 1987–1990 Total -	Collingwood Richmond West Coast	043 0(28) 065 0(43) 058 0(40) 166 (111)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990 season.

John Annear (born 17 June 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and West Coast in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Annear began his career in Western Australia with Claremont and played 62 West Australian Football League games over three years before being recruited by Collingwood. He was used as a midfielder and played his best football at Richmond, where in 1984 he finished second in their 'Best and fairest'. Andrew Demetriou (subsequently CEO of the Australian Football League 2003-2014) was suspended in that year for striking Annear.

In 1987 he crossed to West Coast who were competing in their inaugural VFL season and was their second most experienced player behind Ross Glendinning. He made State of Origin appearances for Western Australia towards the end of the decade.

References

• John Annear's statistics from AFL Tables
• John Annear's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.