Bailey Williams (footballer, born 2000)

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Bailey Williams
Personal information
Full name Bailey J. Williams
Date of birth (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)
Draft No. 35, 2018 AFL draft, West Coast
Debut 27 August 2020, West Coast  vs. Richmond, at Carrara Stadium
Height 201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Ruck/Forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 32
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– West Coast 69 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd 21 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bailey J. Williams (born 17 April 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the West Coast Football Club with the 35th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft. [1] [2]

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Early football

Williams played for the Frankston Pines Football Club. [3] He also played football for his school, Western Port Secondary College. [4] Williams spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League. [5] During his two seasons with the Stingrays, Williams kicked 40 goals while playing in a total of 31 games. [6] Williams also represented Vic Country in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, [7] [8] [9] playing a total of 7 games and kicking 6 goals. [6]

AFL career

Williams was likely to make his debut for the team in Round 1 against Melbourne, but was injured before the game and was not able to debut. [10] Williams debuted for West Coast in their 27 point loss to Richmond in the 14th round of the 2020 AFL season. [11] [12] [13] On debut, Williams kicked 1 behind, and collected 8 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles. [14]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the 2020 season [15]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2019 West Coast 320————————————————
2020 [lower-alpha 1] West Coast 3231110112155240.30.33.33.77.01.71.78.0
Career31110112155240.30.33.33.77.01.71.78.0
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ McArdle, Jordan (23 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Who West Coast Eagles picked up in draft". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ↑ De Silva, Chris. "2018 AFL Draft: Who your club picked in this year's national draft". Nine News. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bailey Williams - Bio". Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bailey Williams". DraftGuru. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Hope, Shayne (24 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Bailey Williams finalises West Coast's ruck stocks". The West Australian. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Bailey Williams". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Vic Country Squad finalised". AFL Victoria. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Williams, Peter (7 June 2018). "National U18 Championships preview: Vic Country". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tall forwards named for NAB AFL Draft Combine". AFL Media. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "2020 season review: Bailey Williams". West Coast Eagles Media. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Stocks, Gary (27 August 2020). "Williams fast tracks to debut". West Coast Eagles Media. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (26 August 2020). "No hub-life blues for Eagles, athletic ruckman readies for debut". AFL Media. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (26 August 2020). "New Eagle flies higher than Nic Nat, Tigers debut Dow". The Age. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Round 14 • Richmond v West Coast Eagles". 27 August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Bailey Williams". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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