Don Williams (footballer, born 1935)

Donald Edward 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 Edward 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

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Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
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 25 16 0 0.0 8
1954 Melbourne 25 21 0 0.0 0
1955 Melbourne 25 20 0 0.0 3
1956 Melbourne 25 18 0 0.0 4
1957 Melbourne 25 21 1 0.0 6
1958 Melbourne 25,12 20 0 0.0 6
1959 Melbourne 25 17 2 0.1 0
1964 Melbourne 35 17 2 0.1 2
1965 Melbourne 35 17 1 2 205 21 226 56 0.1 0.1 12.1 1.2 13.3 3.3 9
1966 Melbourne 35 18 0 0 239 27 266 66 0.0 0.0 13.3 1.5 14.8 3.7 4
1967 Melbourne 35 17 0 0 237 32 269 63 0.0 0.0 13.9 1.9 15.8 3.7 3
1968 Melbourne 35 3 0 0 34 6 40 10 0.0 0.0 11.3 2.0 13.3 3.3 0
Career 205 5 2 715 86 801 195 0.0 0.0 13.0 1.6 14.6 3.5 45

References

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