Full Name: BILL WALFORD
Date of Birth: 11/08/1947
Date of Death: 5/11/2014
Height: 191 cm ( 6-3 )
Weight: 91 kg ( 14-5 )
Guernsey: 13/48
Debut: 14/08/1965, Round 16, Hawthorn
Last Game: 18/06/1966, Round 9, St Kilda
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1965-67
Total Games: 8
Total Goals: 1
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1965-67
Total Games: 39
Total Goals: 57
Honours: Premiership 1966, Leading Goalkicker 1967 Goals 52.
BIOGRAPHY
Bill played in either key-forward or defence positions during his career. He originally started with the Richmond Fourths and eventually worked his way up to the seniors. He was a member of the Reserves’ 1966 Premiership side and their Leading Goalkicker in 1967. In 1968, he crossed to Fitzroy where he spent one season before transferring to Sandringham where he played between 1969 and 1973. He crossed to Dandenong in 1974 and then played in the Eastern District League. He eventually finished his career with Balmain in New South Wales. In total, he played approximately 377 games with eight different clubs. After retiring as a player, he served as President of the Balmain Football Club in 1987 and 1988. Bill’s son played with VFA club Prahran.
PRE RICHMOND
POST RICHMOND
Fitzroy Seniors 1968, Games 11, Goals 16 ; Fitzroy Reserves 1968, Games 39, Goals 57 ; Sandringham 1969-73, Games 64, Goals 51 ; Sandringham Seconds 1973, Games 8, Goals 5 ( Best & Fairest 1973 ) ; Dandenong VFA Seniors 1974, Games 12, Goals 2 ; Dandenong VFA Seconds Coach 1974, Games 4, Goals 6 ; Bayswater Captain/Coach 1976-77, Games 36, Goals 31 ; Vermont 1978, Games 1, Goals 1 ; Surfers Paradise 1979, Games 10, Goals 20 ; Balmain 1980-87, Games 120, Goals 80 ( Honours - Captain/Coach 1980 ).
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