Bill Adams (Australian footballer)
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 11 December 1900 |
| Recruited from | South Fremantle / Preston |
| Height and weight | 180 cm / 86 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
Fitzroy (1924-26)
Melbourne (1931-32)
Total - 67 Games, 29 Goals |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
South Melbourne (1945-48)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1948 season | |
William 'Bill' Adams (11 December 1900 – 11 August 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming coach of South Melbourne. He also went by his nickname of 'Bull' during his career.[1]
Adams was originally from South Fremantle where he played 32 games from his debut in 1921. In his first season he was included in the Western Australian squad for the Perth Carnival[1] but did not manage a game. Adams joined VFL club Fitzroy in 1924 and played in the side which contested the finals that season.[1] He was club captain for their 1926 campaign and as well as finishing equal fifth in the Brownlow Medal count he represented Victoria at interstate football that year.[1] A tough and physical player, Adams spent most of his time in defence but was also used on the ball.
In 1927 he left Fitzroy and joined Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). Adams then played with Preston for two seasons. He had his best year with them in 1929 when he won both their Best and Fairest award and kicked 69 goals to top their goal kicking.[1]
Adams then moved to Tasmania for the 1930 season, being playing coach of North Launceston in the NTFA competition.
After spending the first half of the 1931 football season as playing coach of Prahran, Adams returned to the VFL and signed up with Melbourne where he would play until his retirement at the end of the 1932 season.[1]
His coaching career peaked in 1945 when he was appointed coach of South Melbourne and steered them to the 1945 VFL Grand Final. South Melbourne lost the game and despite remaining with them for another three years he wasn't able to qualify the club for another finals series and after finishing tenth in 1948 was replaced by Jack Hale.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: for the love of the jumper : 100 players who made the "Lions" roar. Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781877029189. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=zu305oUYP5kC&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=%22melbourne+reserves%22+-port+-north+-south+football&source=bl&ots=sWIowN5zut&sig=dI6xMXp0MDIZiXaWjNtqKRkaUcw&hl=en&ei=6bjXTP6LF4i3cNyTnNQL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDIQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22melbourne%20reserves%22&f=false.
[edit] External links
- Bill Adams (Australian footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy profile
- Coaching record at All The Stats
- DemonWiki profile
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- 1900 births
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Sydney Swans coaches
- South Fremantle Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club players
- Northern Blues players
- Prahran Football Club players
- Prahran Football Club coaches
- North Launceston Football Club players
- Northern Blues coaches
- 1973 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
