Bill Nettlefold

Bill Nettlefold
Bill Nettlefold
Personal information
Full name	William Sydney Nettlefold
Date of birth	24 April 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania
Original team(s)	St Kevins Old Boys
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1974–1975	Richmond
1976–1979	North Melbourne
1980–1982	Melbourne
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated August 03, 2023

William Sydney Nettlefold (born 24 April 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, North Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Nettlefold spent time in most positions during his career but was used mainly as a ruck-rover. He started at Richmond before moving on to North Melbourne where he came off the bench in their victorious 1977 Grand Final. In 1980 he crossed to Melbourne and remained there for three seasons to bring his final VFL tally to exactly 100 games.

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References

↑ "Family Notices". The Mercury. Vol. CLXXIII, no. 25, 695. Tasmania, Australia. 25 April 1953. p. 28.
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5 .

External links

Bill Nettlefold's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Bill Nettlefold at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] "Family Notices". The Mercury. Vol. CLXXIII, no. 25, 695. Tasmania, Australia. 25 April 1953. p. 28.

[2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5 .

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v t e North Melbourne Football Club 1977 VFL premiers
North Melbourne 9.22 (76) drew with Collingwood 10.16 (76), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; North Melbourne 21.25 (151) defeated Collingwood 19.10 (124), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Keenan 2. Alves 3. Cassin 5. Sutton 8. Crosswell 9. Cable 12. Montgomery 13. Cowton 15. Blight 16. McCann 20. Schimmelbusch 21. Byrne 23. Dench (c) 25. Tanner 29. Baker 30. Gumbleton 34. Henshaw 35. Nettlefold 36. Icke 49. Briedis
Coach: Barassi