Jim Wills Explained

Jim Wills
Fullname:James George Wills
Birth Date:21 October 1914
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria
Originalteam:Geelong West
Height:170 cm
Weight:75 kg
Statsend:1940
Years1:1937–1940
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:26 (16)

James George Wills (21 October 1914 – 14 May 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited from Geelong West, Wills played 16 senior games in 1937, his debut season.[1] He was a half forward flanker in the 1937 VFL Grand Final and had 18 kicks in a winning team.[2] He managed just 10 further appearances over the next three years, not featuring at all in the 1939 VFL season.[3] In 1941 he enlisted with the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and served overseas during World War II.[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: 1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood. Australian Football. John. Devaney.
  3. Web site: AFL Tables: Jim Wills . afltables.com.
  4. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Australian Government.