Ed Vickers-Willis

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Ed Vickers-Willis
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Vickers-Willis playing for North Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Ed Vickers-Willis
Date of birth (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 27)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 36, 2014 national draft
Debut Round 5, 2017, North Melbourne  vs. Fremantle, at Domain Stadium
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 33
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2015 North Melbourne 21 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ed Vickers-Willis (born 28 March 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by North Melbourne with their third selection and thirty-sixth overall in the 2014 national draft. [1] Vickers-Willis attended Melbourne Grammar School and was also captain of the school in 2014. [2] He made his debut in the five point loss against Fremantle at Domain Stadium in round five of the 2017 season. [3]

After rupturing his posterior cruciate ligament in Round 7, 2018, Vickers-Willis returned to senior football in Round 1 2019 against Fremantle. This was Vickers-Willis’ only match of the 2019 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in the first quarter. [4]

As of 2021, Vickers-Willis is a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Melbourne, Australia. [5]

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References

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  2. "Eight days to the draft: Meet ed Vickers-Willis".
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  4. "Ed Vickers-Willis' season over". 25 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. "Ed Vickers-Willis LinkedIn". 25 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.