David Willis (Australian footballer)

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David Willis
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-01-09) 9 January 1968 (age 53)
Original team(s) Henty (HFL)
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1988–1991 Sydney Swans 25 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Willis (born 9 January 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

A ruckman, Willis came to Sydney from Hume Football League club Henty. [1]

He first broke into the Swans team late in the 1988 season and remained in the side for the rest of the year, as well as the first 13 rounds in 1989, before being injured. [2] [3] His 1990 season didn't begin until round 20 due to a groin injury and he only played once in 1991. [2] [4] He was forced into retirement in 1992, when he broke a bone in his neck. [5]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 "David Willis". AFL Tables.
  3. "Weekend teams". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1989. p. 18.
  4. "Kinnear urges 'faith in Swans'". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1990. p. 40.
  5. "Thursday-Wednesday, April 02-08, 1992". FootyStats. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2014.