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Key Facts

Full name
William Thorpe

Known as
Bill Thorpe

Born
7 January 1894

Died
6 January 1953 (aged 58)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 122d
Last game: 24y 180d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 26
Fitzroy: 33

Recruited from
Richmond (1918)

Bill Thorpe

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
RichmondV/AFL1914221.000%0
FitzroyV/AFL1918530.6020%0
V/AFL1914, 1918750.7114%0
Total1914, 1918750.7114%0

AFL: 2,094th player to appear, 9,050th most games played, 6,205th most goals kickedRichmond: 129th player to appear, 1,024th most games played, 676th most goals kickedFitzroy: 252nd player to appear, 776th most games played, 537th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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