Full Name: BILLY WELLS
Date of Birth: 25/11/1914
Height: 182 cm ( 5-11 1/2 )
Weight: 81 kg ( 12-11 )
Guernsey: 10
Debut: 30/05/1936, Round 5, Hawthorn
Last Game: 04/09/1937, Round SF, Collingwood
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1936-37
Total Games: 23
Total Goals: 2
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1934-38
Total Games: 45
Total Goals: 16
Honours:
BIOGRAPHY
William “Bomber” Wells was a versatile player who played as a centre-half-back and ruckman. Tough, balding and built like a tank, he was recruited from Burnley and spent a total of five seasons with Richmond. He then played with Williamstown and North Melbourne before serving in the A.I.F during the Second World War. Whilst on active service, he sustained serious injuries which resulted in him being forced to spend time in a full body cast. Once recovered, he returned to play senior football at St.Kilda, Port Melbourne and Williamstown. He was a member of Williamstown’s 1949 Premiership side before moving to Maryborough, then Redan. He became a very successful full-forward in the country, winning the Ballarat League Goalkicking award three times, once for Maryborough and twice with Redan. This included 116 goals for Redan in 1953, with his highest individual tally being 13 against Daylesford. Away from football, he was a fine lawn bowler who won Corowa’s Champion award in 1980.
PRE RICHMOND
Burnley 1931-33.
POST RICHMOND
Williamstown 1939, 1945-46, 1949, 1951, Games 52, Goals 16 ( Honours - Premiership 1949 ) ; North Melbourne 1939-40, 1943, Games 13, Goals 5 ; St Kilda 1944-45, Games 21, Goals 2 ; Murtoa Captain/Coach 1947, Games 17, Goals 57 ; East Ballarat Captain/Coach 1948, Games 19, Goals 54( Honours - Leading Goalkicker 1948 Goals 54 ) ; Port Melbourne 1949, Games 8, Goals 8 ; Maryborough Captain/Coach 1950, Games 16, Goals 73 ( Honours - Club Leading Goalkicker 1950 Goals 73, Competition Leading Goalkicker 1950 Goals 73 ) ; Redan 1952-54, Games 35, Goals 194 ( Honours - Premiership 1952, Club Leading Goalkicker 1952 Goals 73, 1953 Goals 116, Competition Leading Goalkicker 1952 Goals 73, 1953 Goals 116 ).
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