Tony Evans (Australian footballer, born 1966)

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Anthony R. Evans (born 30 January 1966 in Ballarat, Victoria) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL for St Kilda and Footscray. He came from East Ballarat and was picked at No. 35 in the 1989 pre-season draft. Evans played 27 games for St Kilda (2 goals) from 1986 to 1988, then 3 games for Footscray (1 goal) in 1989, for a total of 30 games and 3 goals.

His VFL career ended after a recurring knee injury at Footscray. He returned to East Ballarat, where he won five best-and-fairest awards, helped the club win two premierships, and was a member of East Ballarat AFL Team of the 20th Century.

Evans later played in the Victoria Country masters team, captaining them to the 2017 and 2019 national championships, and he won EJ Whitten national best-and-fairest awards for players over 45 and over 50 in those championships.