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Key Facts

Full name
William Henry James Comte

Known as
Bill Comte

Born
10 March 1909

Place of birth
Moama, NSW (2731)

Died
30 May 1945 (aged 36)

Place of death
Indonesia (Tarakan, Borneo)

Occupation
Commercial traveller

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 54d
Last game: 28y 80d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 71 kg

Senior clubs
St. Kilda; Sandringham

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 9

Recruited from
Echuca (1930); St. Kilda (1938)

State of origin
NSW

Bill Comte

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
St. KildaV/AFL1930-1937104550.5340%16.60—3.2030
SandringhamVFA1938-19391780.47—————
Total1930-1939121630.52—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,632nd player to appear, 2,356th most games played, 1,934th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 635th player to appear, 132nd most games played, 121st most goals kicked

Originally from Echuca, Bill Comte made his VFL debut with St Kilda in 1930. Despite standing only 175cm in height and weighing just 71kg he possessed formidable strength and this, allied to great determination and vigour, made him very hard to beat in the clinches. He could play equally well as a rover or in the backlines. A VFL interstate representative, he won the Saints' club champion award in 1933. Comte had played 104 games and kicked 55 goals by the time he left the Saints in 1937. He spent the next couple of seasons playing for Sandringham in the VFA for whom he made 17 appearances and booted 8 goals. He was later killed in action in Indonesia during World War II.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.