Don Williams (footballer, born 1935)

Don Williams (3 November 1935 – 19 October 1995)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s.

Don Williams
Personal information
Full name Donald Williams
Date of birth 3 November 1935
Date of death 19 October 1995(1995-10-19) (aged 59)
Original team(s) Elsternwick Amateurs
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953–59, 1964–68 Melbourne (VFL) 205 (5)
1960–62 West Perth (WANFL) 045 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Williams was a half-back flanker and five time premiership player with Melbourne, including their successive triumphs in 1955, 1956 and 1957. After being dropped to the bench in the 1959 grand final he decided to leave the club and spent the 1960 season with West Perth, who won the WAFL Grand Final in that year. He represented Western Australia in the Brisbane Carnival where Western Australia defeated Victoria for the first time.

He returned to the Melbourne Football Club in 1964 and played in that year's four-point Grand Final win over Collingwood.

In 2000 he was named on the half-back flank in Melbourne's official Team of the Century.

Statistics

[2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1953 Melbourne 25160N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8
1954 Melbourne 25210N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0
1955 Melbourne 25200N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3
1956 Melbourne 25180N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4
1957 Melbourne 25211N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6
1958 Melbourne 25,12200N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6
1959 Melbourne 25172N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0
1964 Melbourne 35172N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2
1965 Melbourne 3517122052122656N/A0.10.112.11.213.33.3N/A9
1966 Melbourne 3518002392726666N/A0.00.013.31.514.83.7N/A4
1967 Melbourne 3517002373226963N/A0.00.013.91.915.83.7N/A3
1968 Melbourne 353003464010N/A0.00.011.32.013.33.3N/A0
Career 205 5 2 715 86 801 195 N/A 0.0 0.0 13.0 1.6 14.6 3.5 N/A 45

References

  1. "Don Williams – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. "Don Williams". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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