Leigh Willison

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Leigh Willison
Personal information
Full name Leigh Matthew Willison
Date of birth (1969-10-14) 14 October 1969 (age 51)
Original team(s) East Perth
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1993 Geelong 3 (4)
1994 East Perth 17 (?)
1995–2002 East Fremantle 122 (170)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
1998 Western Australia 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002.
Career highlights
  • 1998 WAFL Premiership player
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leigh Matthew Willison (born 14 October 1969) is a former Australian rules football player. Willison played for Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL) as well as East Perth and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Playing career

Willison played three matches for Geelong during the 1993 AFL season. He played one season for East Perth in 1994 before joining East Fremantle the following year. Between 1995 and 2002 he played 122 WAFL matches for the Sharks, including the 1998 premiership-winning Sharks team. [1] [2] [3]

In 1998 Willison played one match for Western Australia against South Australia. [4]

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References

  1. "Leigh Willison - Statistics". AFL Tables. rleague.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. "Leigh WILLISON (East Fremantle)". WAFL Online. West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. "Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era - 1931-2009". West Australian Football League. West Australian Football Commission. 2010. p. 15. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. "Western Australian Interstate Football Representatives". West Australian Football Commission. p. 14. Retrieved 10 October 2012.