The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Victoria. Founded in 1864, the club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the competition's eight inaugural member clubs in 1896.
Gregory Donald Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Geelong, the Sydney Swans and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. A midfielder, he is a dual Brownlow Medal winner and at his peak was the then highest-paid player in the history of the sport. He was also a very controversial player throughout his career, and was involved in a variety of scandals throughout the 1990s.
Mark Melville Williams is a former Australian rules football player and coach. As a player, Williams represented Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) as well as Collingwood and Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 1980s to the 1990s.
Paul Williams is a former Australian rules footballer with both Collingwood and Sydney in the Australian Football League. He is also a former assistant coach in the AFL, which most notably included a brief period as caretaker coach of the Western Bulldogs towards the end of the 2011 season.
Rod Jameson is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was the Adelaide's leading goal kicker in 1991 before spending most of his later career in the midfield and backline. He was well known for his shaved head and superb long kicking and played in Adelaide's 1997 premiership win though he was injured during the first quarter of the game. He retired from the AFL at just 29 years of age.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
Andrew Williams is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Rod Blake is a former Australian rules football ruckman whose career spanned a thirteen-year period beginning in 1971. He played a total of 176 games in the Victoria Football League (VFL), kicking 113 goals.
Rodney Maxwell Galt was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
The 1943 Victorian Football League season was the 47th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1975 Victorian Football League season was the 79th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Ryan Williams is an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also previously played for the Central District Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and joined the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2015.
Rod Lester-Smith is a former Australian Rules Footballer who played with East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, as well as Hawthorn and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL. He was also a member of the 1985 All-Australian team.
Tommy Williams was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Rodney "Rod" Gladman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Rod Coutts is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bill Williams was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Rod Lucas was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Rod Horrocks is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lisa Williams is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Williams was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their twelfth selection and ninety-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played six matches in her debut season. She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season. She last played for Essendon in the 2018 VFL Women's season (VFLW), where she was made captain of the team.