William "Bill" Eason (15 December 1882 – 6 December 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong Football Club. He was the brother of Geelong great Alec Eason.
A centreman, Eason will forever hold a place in the Geelong record books as being their first footballer to play 200 VFL games. Bill was also an outstanding cricketer in the Geelong Cricket Association taking 547 wickets @ 10.7 from 1902-1931. G.C.A. Team Of The Century. He is buried at the East Geelong Cemetery in a family plot that is marked with his younger brother's headstone.
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