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Key Facts

Full name
William Maslen

Known as
Bill Maslen

Born
1 January 1916

Died
8 October 1974 (aged 58)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 111d
Last game: 24y 117d

Height and weight
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
Preston; St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 5

Recruited from
Preston (1939); St. Kilda (1945)

Bill Maslen

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
PrestonVFA1935-1938, 1945-1949172
St. KildaV/AFL1939-19402000.0065%0
Total1935-1940, 1945-194919200.00

AFL: 4,680th player to appear, 6,526th most games played, 11,310th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 762nd player to appear, 592nd most games played, 1,435th most goals kicked

Except for 1939-40, when he played 20 VFL games for St Kilda, Bill Maslen was a stalwart of Preston's VFA teams between 1935 and the break for the war at the end of the 1941 season, and again from 1945 to 1949. He played a total of 172 senior games for the Bullants, and was the winner of the club's 1945 best and fairest award. Nicknamed 'Socks', Maslen played the overwhelming majority of his football in the back pocket, where he was hard working, resourceful and reliable.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

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