Bill Cubbins

William Tennyson Cubbins (4 May 1899 – 3 January 1968)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill Cubbins
Personal information
Full name William Tennyson Cubbins
Date of birth 4 May 1899
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 3 January 1968(1968-01-03) (aged 68)
Place of death Moorabbin, Victoria
Original team(s) South St Kilda[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1915, 1919-26, 1928-30 St Kilda 149 (42)
1931–32, 1934 Footscray 033 0(0)
Total 182 (42)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1930 St Kilda 18 0(8–10–0)
1931–33 Footscray 54 (32–22–0)
Total 72 (40–32–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Career highlights
  • Club captain 1921–22, 1925, 1929–30
  • St. Kilda Best & Fairest 1921, 1923, 1928–29
  • Victorian state representative six times
  • Warrnambool Premiership Captain/Coach: 1927
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cubbins played with St Kilda as possibly the greatest full back of his time. He won a record four club best and fairest awards (equalled by Robert Harvey). Cubbins was an excellent mark and long kick.

He was captain / coach of Warrnambool in 1927 and lead them to the premiership of the Western District Football Association.[3] [4] [5]

He returned to St. Kilda in 1928.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Bill Cubbins - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "1927 - Western District FA - Grand Final match review. "Warrnambool Win Western Pennant"". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 17 September 1927. p. 80. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "1927 - Western District FA - Grand Final match review. "Warrnambool wins Premiership"". Trove Newspapers. Camperdown Chronicle (Vic). 13 September 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "1927 - Western District FA - Grand Final match review. "Warrnambool win Shield"". Trove Newspapers. The Herald. 14 September 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.