Australian Football

AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game

 

Key Facts

Full name
William Bracel A'Court

Known as
Bill A'Court

Senior clubs
West Adelaide

Bill A'Court


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
West AdelaideSAFL1909-19158340.05—————
Total1909-19158340.05—————

"A'Court was placed on Oliver and to keep this man from taking his sensational marks gives a man plenty to do. Acourt did not let him do too much, and played a good, game beside."¹

Father of star West Adelaide ruckman of the 1950s Fred A’Court (profiled below), Bill A’Court was a strong defender who also played with West. He debuted with the club in 1909, and was a key member that same year of its winning grand final team against Port Adelaide. He went on to play in the premiership sides of 1911 and 1912 as well. From 1909 to 1915 A’Court played 83 SAFL games and kicked four goals.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “Sport”, 1/7/1911, page 3. West Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide in this match by 44 points, 8.19 to 3.5.

Sources

Crème de la Crème, by John Devaney

Footnotes

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