Bill Berry (Australian footballer)
| Bill Berry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Berry | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1957 | ||
| Original team(s) | Strathmore (EDFL)[1] | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1975–1977 | Essendon | 14 (4) | |
| 1979–1982 | Footscray | 43 (18) | |
| 1984–1985 | North Melbourne | 12 (0) | |
| Total | 69 (22) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Berry (born 27 June 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
After making his way up from the Under-19s, Berry was unable to put together regular senior appearances and spent most of his time at Essendon in the reserves.[2]
The former Strathmore player went to East Fremantle for the 1978 season and when he returned to Victoria a year later he joined Footscray. Berry was a back up ruckman to Ian Hampshire in his first three years but became Footscray's first ruckman midway through the 1982 season, when Hampshire retired. He didn't play a senior game in 1983, when Western Australian recruit Andrew Purser took over as number one ruckman with a strong debut season.[3]
Berry moved to North Melbourne in 1984 and played 11 games in the second half of the year, due to an injury to Gary Dempsey.[4]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Berry, Bill". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
- ^ AFL Tables: William Berry
- ^ The Age,"North's top names may be back", 11 April 1984, p. 38