Bill Hearn
# Bill Hearn

Roger Musgrove "Bill" Hearn (born 4 March 1913) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Family

The son of Richard William Hearn (1875-1934), and Sarah Jane Hearn (1877-1947), née Dempsey, Roger Musgrove Hearn, known as "Bill", was born at Bungaree, Victoria on 4 March 1913.

## Football

### Golden Point (BFL)

In 1932 he played 11 games and scored 16 goals for the Golden Point Football Club in the Ballarat Football League (BFL).

### South Ballarat (BFL)

In 1933 he transferred to the South Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football League (BFL).

### Richmond (VFL)

In 1935 he was eventually cleared to Richmond, and he played in 6 games, scoring 5 goals, for the First XVIII, and in 8 games, scoring 7 goals, for the Second XVIII. He was also selected to play for Richmond in its exhibition match, against the Tasmanian Football League's representative team, at North Hobart on 3 August 1935; However, at the last minute he was replaced in the team.

### South Ballarat (BFL)

Rather unsettled by his return to Ballarat in 1936, he played in one more season with South Ballarat.

### Minyip (WFL)

In 1937 he went on to play for the Minyip Football Club — coached by his brother, Donald Michael "Mike" Hearn (1907–1975) — in the Wimmera Football League for three seasons (1937–1939), and was the League's leading goalkicker in 1939, with 41 goals.

### Coleraine (WDFL)

In 1940, he was playing with the Coleraine Football Club in the Western District Football League (WDFL).

