Bill Lokan Explained

Bill Lokan
Birth Date:1 October 1959
Originalteam:Walkerville
Draftpick:No. 7, 1982 interstate draft
Height:183 cm
Weight:78 kg
Statsend:1988
Years1:1979–1982
Club1:North Adelaide
Games Goals1:51 (47)
Years2:1983–1988
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:87 (40)

Bill Lokan (born 1 October 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Lokan, who played his junior football in Walkerville, won a reserves best and fairest at North Adelaide in 1978, despite playing only 13 games.[2] In 1979 he was promoted to the seniors, where he remained for four seasons.[2] He made a total of 51 league appearances for North Adelaide.[2]

A centreman, Lokan joined Fitzroy in 1983 and played 87 games for the club in six seasons, including five finals.[3] Lokan, now resides in the Clare Valley as a school teacher for year seven at St Joseph's Primary.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Bill Lokan (Q&A). North Adelaide Football Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232533/http://www.nafc.com.au/history/reminisces/p2673.aspx. 30 December 2013. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Bill Lokan. AFL Tables.