Bill Beckwith (footballer)

William Beckwith (born 31 May 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill Beckwith
Personal information
Full name William Beckwith
Date of birth (1954-05-31) 31 May 1954
Place of birth Mentone
Original team(s) Chadstone
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Rover / Forward Pocket
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1971–72 Richmond 10 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Beckwith was a highly talented rover and forward-pocket who played his first senior game with Richmond as a 16-year-old, one of the youngest players ever in the VFL.[2] He joined the Richmond Under 19 team in 1970 where he was the leading goal kicker in their premiership winning season.[3] He then went through the next 2 seasons, 1971-1973, to play 40 games for the Reserves, kicking 71 goals, and 10 games for the Seniors kicking 8 goals.

He left Richmond during the 1973 season, going on to play six seasons with Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he was a member of their 1974 Premiership side.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "The Youngest of the Youngest". Football Record (Round 18): 11. August 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "Bill Beckwith". Tigerland Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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