Don Wilks Explained

Don Wilks
Fullname:	Donald John Wilks
Birth Date:	9 August 1917
Birth Place:	West Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:	Wantirna, Victoria
Originalteam:	Camberwell
Height:	173 cm
Weight:	82 kg
Position:	Back Pocket / Halfback
Statsend:	1945
Years1:	1943–45
Games Goals1:	51 (3)

Donald John Wilks (9 August 1917 – 18 November 1983) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Wilks coached Echuca to the 1946 Echuca Football League premiership.^{[2] [3]}

Wilks coached Auburn to three successive premierships from 1947 to 1949.

He coached North Albury Football Club in 1950 in the Ovens and Murray Football League,^[4] losing the grand final to Wangaratta.

In 1951 and 1952, Wilks coached Maryborough in the Ballarat Football League. ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 951.
2. Web site: 1946 - Echuca FL - Grand Final match review . Independent . The Deniliquin Independent . 3 September 2020 . 8 . 10 October 1946.
3. Web site: 1946 - Echuca FL - Grand Final match review . Riverine Herald . The Riverine Herald . 3 September 2020 . 1 . 7 October 1946.
4. Web site: 1950 - Wilks at North Albury . Riverine Herald . The Riverine Herald . 3 September 2020 . 1 . 17 March 1950.
5. Web site: 1951 - Wilks coach of Maryborough . Riverine Herald . The Riverine Herald . 3 September 2020 . 2 . 30 January 1951.