David Williams (Australian rules footballer)

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David Williams
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Full name David Williams
Date of birth (1961-10-26) 26 October 1961 (age 60)
Original team(s) Rochester
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1983–84, 1986–88 Melbourne 67 (102)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Williams (born 26 October 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A forward from Rochester, Williams kicked nine goals against North Melbourne late in the 1986 VFL season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He however had his most successful season in 1987 when he kicked 39 goals and he bagged 33 more the following year. The second of those tallies included two of Melbourne's six goals in the 1988 VFL Grand Final, which he played as a half forward flanker. It was his last game for the club and he was traded to Richmond, but a knee injury ended his career.

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