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'''Bill Mildenhall''' (born [[April 10]], [[1953]]) is a [[basketball]] [[referee]] in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] and former [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). |
'''Bill Mildenhall''' (born [[April 10]], [[1953]]) is a [[basketball]] [[referee]] in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] and former [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). |
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Mildenhall, who debuted in 1974, made few appearances early in his career due to injury. He had his best seasons in 1976 and 1977, as a back pocket, |
Mildenhall, who debuted in 1974, made few appearances early in his career due to injury. He had his best seasons in 1976 and 1977, as a back pocket, playing 40 of a possible 44 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bill_Mildenhall.html| title=Bill Mildenhall| publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref> For the rest of his career he was again in and out of the team, but this time it was because he had taken up basketball refereeing in 1979. |
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Since 1979, Mildenhall has refereed in the NBL and has also officiated in the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]]. |
Since 1979, Mildenhall has refereed in the NBL and has also officiated in the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]]. |
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Revision as of 13:39, 20 March 2011
| Bill Mildenhall | |||
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| Full name | William Stanley Mildenhall | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda City | ||
| Height / weight | 180 cm / 76 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bill Mildenhall (born April 10, 1953) is a basketball referee in the National Basketball League and former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Mildenhall, who debuted in 1974, made few appearances early in his career due to injury. He had his best seasons in 1976 and 1977, as a back pocket, playing 40 of a possible 44 games.[1] For the rest of his career he was again in and out of the team, but this time it was because he had taken up basketball refereeing in 1979.
Since 1979, Mildenhall has refereed in the NBL and has also officiated in the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics.
In 2005, Mildenhall went past Eddie Crouch's league record of officiating in 802 matches. He also holds the record for being awarded "NBL Referee of the Year" on the most occasions.[2]
References
- ^ "Bill Mildenhall". AFL Tables.
- ^ The Age, "NBL shoots for best-of-Asia contest", 16 December 2004, Stephen Howell