Bill Beckwith (footballer)
| Bill Beckwith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Beckwith | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Mentone | ||
| Original team(s) | Chadstone | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover / Forward Pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971–72 | Richmond | 10 (8) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Beckwith (born 31 May 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Beckwith was a highly talented rover and forward-pocket who played his first senior game with Richmond as a 16-year-old, one of the youngest players ever in the VFL.[2] He joined the Richmond Under 19 team in 1970 where he was the leading goal kicker in their premiership winning season.[3] He then went through the next 2 seasons, 1971-1973, to play 40 games for the Reserves, kicking 71 goals, and 10 games for the Seniors kicking 8 goals.
He left Richmond during the 1973 season, going on to play six seasons with Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he was a member of their 1974 Premiership side.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "The Youngest of the Youngest". Football Record (Round 18): 11. August 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Bill Beckwith". Tigerland Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
- Bill Beckwith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Beckwith at AustralianFootball.com
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