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John Beckwith (born 16 September 1932) is a former Australian rules football player and coach for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Beckwith’s father Wally Beckwith was a VFL player for Fitzroy and was also a VFL umpire.Beckwith made his debut in round one against Essendon at Windy Hill. Essendon had been premiers the previous year and as such it was the unfurling of the 1950 premiership flag.