Bill Luff Explained

Bill Luff
Fullname:William Norman Charles Luff
Birth Date:25 December 1909
Birth Place:Richmond, Victoria
Death Place:Heidelberg, Victoria
Originalteam:Camberwell
Height:179 cm
Weight:79 kg
Position:Forward
Statsend:1940
Years1:1931-1933, 1935
Club1:Camberwell
Games Goals1:77 (314)
Years2:1934, 1936-1940
Club2:Essendon
Games Goals2:82 (37)
Careerhighlights:
  • VFA Goalkicking Award: 1933 (106) & 1935 (75)
  • VFA Rep Side: 1932
  • Camberwell FC: Team of the Century

William Luff (25 December 1909 – 9 October 1981)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

The son of Richmond's Bill Luff Sr., Luff was a good forward at Camberwell before he came to Essendon[2] and topped the VFA's goal-kicking in 1933 with 106 goals. He continued this form when he arrived at Essendon the following season and kicked four goals on debut and five goals in just his third match.

He then returned to Camberwell in 1935 and again was the league's top goal-kicker, bagging 75 goals. The next five seasons were spent back with Essendon, who were suffering from a rare finals drought.

Camberwell "Team of the Century"

In 2003, Luff was announced as a forward pocket in the official Camberwell "Team of the Century".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Player Profiles – L (Luff, Bill C.). essendonfc.com.au. 30 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706141850/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---l. 6 July 2015.
  2. News: Luff's Transfer . The Argus . 27,357 . Victoria, Australia . 24 April 1934 . 11.