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Key Facts

Full name
Vincent James Williams

Known as
Vin Williams

Born
10 July 1932

Died
24 July 1974 (aged 42)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 354d
Last game: 27y 8d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 10

Vin Williams

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FitzroyV/AFL1952-19599370.0847%8.00—2.008
Total1952-19599370.0847%8.00—2.008

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,243rd player to appear, 2,656th most games played, 5,698th most goals kickedFitzroy: 682nd player to appear, 123rd most games played, 405th most goals kicked

Vin Williams was a talented winger from Castlemaine who was arguably not far short of being a champion, and might even have reached that status had he played for longer. As it was he played 93 VFL games and scored seven goals for the Roys between 1952 and 1959. He represented Victoria in 1954.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

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Footnotes

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