Ed Vickers-Willis Explained

Ed Vickers-Willis
Fullname:Ed Vickers-Willis
Birth Date:28 March 1996
Originalteam:Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draftpick:No. 36, 2014 national draft
Debutdate:Round 5, 2017
Debutstadium:Domain Stadium
Height:190 cm
Weight:86 kg
Position:Defender
Guernsey:33
Years1:2015 -
Games Goals1:21 (0)
Statsend:2020

Ed Vickers-Willis (born 28 March 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by North Melbourne with their third selection and thirty-sixth overall in the 2014 national draft.[1] Vickers-Willis attended Melbourne Grammar School and was also captain of the school in 2014.[2] He made his debut in the five point loss against at Domain Stadium in round five of the 2017 season.[3]

After rupturing his posterior cruciate ligament in Round 7, 2018, Vickers-Willis returned to senior football in Round 1 2019 against Fremantle. This was Vickers-Willis’ only match of the 2019 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in the first quarter.[4]

As of 2021, Vickers-Willis is a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Melbourne, Australia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pick 36: Ed Vickers-Willis. Mangidis. Ricky. 27 November 2014. NMFC.com.au. Bigpond. 22 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Eight days to the draft: Meet ed Vickers-Willis.
  3. News: TEAM: Vickers-Willis to debut. Burton. Rob. 20 April 2017. NMFC.com.au. Bigpond. 22 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Ed Vickers-Willis' season over. 25 March 2019. 29 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Ed Vickers-Willis LinkedIn . 25 March 2019. 17 January 2022.