Bill Russ
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Bill Russ | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Wallace Russ | ||
| Date of birth | (1899-07-06)6 July 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 1977(1977-08-13) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray (VFA) | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1928 | North Melbourne | 59 (16) | |
| 1929–1930 | Footscray | 36 (19) | |
| Total | 95 (35) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Wallace Russ (6 July 1899 – 13 August 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A centreman, Russ was a member of North Melbourne's inaugural VFL side in 1925. In 1929 he crossed to Footscray and was their season's best and fairest winner.[1]
See also
- 1927 Melbourne Carnival
References
- ^ "Honour Roll". Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
External links
- Bill Russ's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Russ at AustralianFootball.com
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Charles Sutton Medal · Western Bulldogs best and fairest winners
- 1927: McAlpine
- 1928: Outen
- 1929: Russ
- 1930: McAlpine
- 1931: Hopkins
- 1932: McAlpine
- 1933: Morrison
- 1934: Ware
- 1935: Bennett
- 1936: Morrison
- 1937: Ware
- 1938: Ware
- 1939: Hickey
- 1940: Ware
- 1941: Ware/Olliver
- 1942: Ellis
- 1943: A. Collins
- 1944: Olliver
- 1945: Hickey
- 1946: Ryan
- 1947: Ryan
- 1948: Hickey
- 1949: Donald
- 1950: Sutton
- 1951: J. Collins
- 1952: J. Collins
- 1953: Stevens
- 1954: Whitten
- 1955: Box
- 1956: Ross
- 1957: Whitten
- 1958: Whitten
- 1959: Whitten
- 1960: Schultz
- 1961: Whitten
- 1962: Schultz
- 1963: Walker
- 1964: Schultz
- 1965: Schultz
- 1966: Schultz
- 1967: Jillard
- 1968: Thorpe
- 1969: Bisset
- 1970: Dempsey
- 1971: Thorpe
- 1972: Welsh
- 1973: Dempsey
- 1974: Dempsey
- 1975: Dempsey
- 1976: Dempsey
- 1977: Dempsey
- 1978: Templeton
- 1979: Dunstan
- 1980: Templeton
- 1981: Dunstan
- 1982: Dunstan
- 1983: Royal
- 1984: Purser
- 1985: Hawkins
- 1986: Hardie
- 1987: McGuinness
- 1988: Wallace
- 1989: Wallace
- 1990: Foster
- 1991: Tony Liberatore
- 1992: Wynd
- 1993: Cameron
- 1994: Grant
- 1995: West
- 1996: Grant/Romero
- 1997: West
- 1998: West
- 1999: Johnson
- 2000: West
- 2001: Darcy
- 2002: Johnson
- 2003: West
- 2004: West
- 2005: West
- 2006: Johnson
- 2007: Harris
- 2008: Cross
- 2009: Boyd
- 2010: Griffen
- 2011: Boyd
- 2012: Boyd
- 2013: Griffen
- 2014: Tom Liberatore
- 2015: Wood
- 2016: Bontempelli
- 2017: Bontempelli
- 2018: Hunter
- 2019: Bontempelli
- 2020: Daniel
- 2021: Bontempelli
- 2022: Dunkley
- 2023: Bontempelli
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