Bill Lokan

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Bill Lokan
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-10-01) 1 October 1959 (age 61)
Original team(s) Walkerville
Draft No. 7, 1982 interstate draft
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1979–1982 North Adelaide 51 (47)
1983–1988 Fitzroy 87 (40)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bill Lokan (born 1 October 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Lokan, who played his junior football in Walkerville, won a reserves best and fairest at North Adelaide in 1978, despite playing only 13 games. [2] In 1979 he was promoted to the seniors, where he remained for four seasons. [2] He made a total of 51 league appearances for North Adelaide. [2]

A centreman, Lokan joined Fitzroy in 1983 and played 87 games for the club in six seasons, including five finals. [3] Lokan, now resides in the Clare Valley as a school teacher for year seven at St Joseph's Primary.

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bill Lokan (Q&A)". North Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bill Lokan". AFL Tables.
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