Bill_Daly_(footballer)

Bill Daly (footballer)

Bill Daly (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

William Joseph Daly ( 7 November 1892 – 26 September 1980)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Daly was recruited from Wonthaggi, but came from Beverley originally.[2] He played just two games for Melbourne in the 1913 VFL season and didn't make any more league appearances until 1915, when he joined South Melbourne.[3]

After the club sat out of league football in 1916 due to the war, Daly played all 16 games for South Melbourne in 1917.[3] He again didn't miss a single game in 1918 and was on a half back flank in the 1918 VFL Grand Final winning side.[3]

He subsequently played with Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bill Daly - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. [2]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. [3]
    AFL Tables: Bill Daly
  4. [4]
    "Bill Daly - VFA Playing Record". The VFA Project.


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