Bill Berry (Australian footballer)

William "Bill" Berry (born 27 June 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill Berry
Personal information
Full name William Berry
Date of birth (1957-06-27) 27 June 1957
Original team(s) Strathmore (EDFL)[1]
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1975–1977 Essendon 14 0(4)
1979–1982 Footscray 43 (18)
1984–1985 North Melbourne 12 0(0)
Total 69 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After making his way up from the Under-19s, Berry was unable to put together regular senior appearances and spent most of his time at Essendon in the reserves.[2]

The former Strathmore player went to East Fremantle for the 1978 season and when he returned to Victoria a year later he joined Footscray. Berry was a back up ruckman to Ian Hampshire in his first three years but became Footscray's first ruckman midway through the 1982 season, when Hampshire retired. He didn't play a senior game in 1983, when Western Australian recruit Andrew Purser took over as number one ruckman with a strong debut season.[3]

Berry moved to North Melbourne in 1984 and played 11 games in the second half of the year, due to an injury to Gary Dempsey.[4]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "Berry, Bill". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
  3. AFL Tables: William Berry
  4. The Age,"North's top names may be back", 11 April 1984, p. 38
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