Bill Berry (Australian footballer) explained

Bill Berry
Fullname:William Berry
Birth Date:27 June 1957
Originalteam:Strathmore (EDFL)[1]
Height:196 cm
Weight:92 kg
Statsend:1985
Years1:1975–1977
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:14 (4)
Years2:1979–1982
Club2:Footscray
Games Goals2:43 (18)
Years3:1984–1985
Club3:North Melbourne
Games Goals3:12 (0)
Games Goalstotal:69 (22)

William Berry (born 27 June 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After making his way up from the Under-19s, Berry was unable to put together regular senior appearances and spent most of his time at Essendon in the reserves.[2]

The former Strathmore player went to East Fremantle for the 1978 season and when he returned to Victoria a year later he joined Footscray. Berry was a back up ruckman to Ian Hampshire in his first three years but became Footscray's first ruckman midway through the 1982 season, when Hampshire retired. He didn't play a senior game in 1983, when Western Australian recruit Andrew Purser took over as number one ruckman with a strong debut season.[3]

Berry moved to North Melbourne in 1984 and played 11 games in the second half of the year, due to an injury to Gary Dempsey.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: Berry, Bill. Essendon Football Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110317133855/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=66. 17 March 2011. dmy-all.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/W/William_Berry.html AFL Tables: William Berry
  4. The Age,"North's top names may be back", 11 April 1984, p. 38