Grant Williams (footballer)

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Grant Williams
Personal information
Full name Grant Williams
Date of birth (1969-11-15) 15 November 1969 (age 55)
Original team(s) Sandy Bay, (TFL)
Draft

No. 12, 1987 national draft

No. 9, 1991 mid-year draft
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1992 Melbourne 4 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Grant Williams (born 15 November 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1992. [1] He was recruited from the Sandy Bay Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League (TFL) with the 9th selection in the 1991 Mid-year Draft. He later returned to Tasmania and played for the Burnie Dockers.

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 695. ISBN   1-74095-001-1 .