A very happy 86th to Bill today!
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From the Blueseum:
Career: 1947 – 1948
Debut: Round 13, 1947 v South Melbourne, aged 20 years, 44 days
Carlton Player No. 620
Games: 7
Goals: 0
Last game: Round 5, 1948 v Collingwood, aged 20 years, 352 days
Guernsey No. 2
Height: 182cm
Weight: 80kg
DOB: 29 May, 1927
In 1946, the first year of the Under 19 competition Bill won the club best and fairest and also won the Ken Luke Cup for best on the ground in the Under 19s (or Reserves B Grade) grand final against North Melbourne.
In 1947 he won the award for the most serviceable player in the second eighteen.
1n 1948 after playing the first 5 senior games his permit to play with Carlton was revoked by the VFL as North Melbourne discovered that he was residentially zoned to them as he lived in West Brunswick. North Melbourne refused to clear Bill to Carlton so he transferred to the VFA to play for Williamstown, which he did for two years. He then shifted to Bendigo where he played for, and successfully coached, a number of teams in the district.