Jack W. Williams

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Jack Williams
Personal information
Birth January 31, 1902,
Recruited from Geelong West
Height and weight 179 cm / 76 kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 1, 1925, Geelong vs. North Melbourne, at
Team(s) Geelong (1925-34)
  • 175 games, 9 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s) Geelong (1945)
  • 20 games, 2 wins, 18 losses
¹ Statistics to end of 1945 season
Career highlights

Jack W. Williams (born January 31, 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Local boy Jack Williams played his first season in 1925 and finished the year in Geelong's inaugural preimership winning side. He spent most of his career either on a wing or across halfback and played in another premiership in 1931. Williams represented the Victorian interstate team on one occasion. He retired in 1934 but returned to Geelong in 1945 and spent the season as their coach but managed just two wins.

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