Marley Williams

Marley Williams (born 22 July 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Collingwood Football Club he was recruited by Collingwood in the 2012 Rookie Draft, with pick #35. Williams made his debut in Round 9, 2012, against Adelaide at Football Park.[1]

Marley Williams
Williams playing for North Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Marley Williams
Date of birth (1993-07-22) 22 July 1993
Place of birth Albany, Western Australia
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 35, 2012 rookie draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2016 Collingwood 68 (6)
2017–2020 North Melbourne 57 (5)
Total 125 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Following the retirement of Ben Johnson in 2013, at the beginning of 2014 Johnson presented Williams with his number 26 guernsey, reenacting Gavin Brown's presentation of the guernsey to Johnson in 2001.[2] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was traded to North Melbourne. On 5 July Williams extended his contract with North Melbourne until the end of the 2020 season.[3]

Williams was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2020 AFL season after a mass delisting by North Melbourne which saw 11 players cut from the team's list.[4]

Personal life

In February 2014, Williams was convicted of grievous bodily harm for breaking a man's jaw outside a nightclub in Albany, Western Australia. He was sentenced in April 2014 and was given a suspended sentence.[5]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Collingwood 4661052217316180.20.08.73.512.22.73.0
2013 Collingwood 4616241818927068520.10.311.35.616.94.33.3
2014 Collingwood 2615131748826258330.10.211.65.917.53.92.2
2015 Collingwood 26202224618042675530.10.112.39.021.33.82.7
2016 Collingwood 261100888317134220.00.08.07.515.53.12.0
Career 68 6 9 741 461 1202 251 178 0.1 0.1 10.9 6.8 17.7 3.7 2.6

References
  1. Landsberger, Sam (25 May 2012). "No extra omissions for Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. Mason, Luke (8 November 2013). "The tradition continues". Collingwoodfc.co.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013.
  3. "Williams tops ton: Pie joins Roos for pick 105". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. McGowan, Marc. "Roos' massive cull: North delists ELEVEN after horror season". AFL Media. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. "Collingwood's Marley Williams convicted of GBH". The Age. 21 February 2014.
  6. "Marley Williams". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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