Bill Serong

Bill Serong
Personal information
Birth	5 May 1936
Recruited from	CBC Parade
Height and weight	183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Collingwood (1956–61) 98 games, 52 goals North Melbourne (1962) 16 games, 8 goals Total – 114 Games, 60 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1962 season

Bill Serong (born 5 May 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and North Melbourne in the VFL.

Serong usually played as a centreman but was also seen on the half forward flanks. He made his league debut in 1956 with Collingwood and played in their 1958 premiership side as well as two losing grand finals with the club. In 1959 he placed equal second in the Brownlow Medal count. He finished his career with a season at North Melbourne in 1962, winning their best and fairest award.

He was captain-coach of Echuca in the 1963 and 1964 Bendigo Football League seasons.

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Bill Serong's statistics from AFL Tables

Collingwood Football Club 1958 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 12.10 (82) defeated Melbourne 9.10 (64), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 1. Weideman \| 2. Lucas \| 3. Harrison \| 4. Henderson \| 5. Brewer \| 6. Smale \| 7. Beers \| 8. Fellowes \| 9. Turner \| 11. Bennett \| 12. Greve \| 13. Gabelich \| 14. Serong \| 15. Rose \| 16. Merrett \| 17. Reeves \| 20. Sullivan \| 22. Gray \| 23. Twomey \| 24. Delanty

Coach: Kyne

Syd Barker Medal • North Melbourne Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1935: Carter • 1936: Skinner • 1937: Carter • 1938: Cordner • 1939: Dyer • 1940: Adamson • 1941: Kennedy/Findlay • 1942: Allister • 1943: Kemp • 1944: Crawford • 1945: Foote • 1946: Condon • 1947: McKenzie • 1948: O'Brien • 1949: Foote • 1950: Foote • 1951: Spencer • 1952: McCorkell • 1953: O'Halloran • 1954: Brady • 1955: Brooker • 1956: Edwards • 1957: B. Martyn • 1958: Aylett • 1959: Aylett • 1960: Aylett • 1961: Dwyer • 1962: Serong • 1963: Teasdale • 1964: Teasdale • 1965: Teasdale • 1966: Teasdale • 1967: Dwyer • 1968: Dugdale • 1969: Kekovich • 1970: Cable • 1971: Dench • 1972: Montgomery • 1973: Davis • 1974: Rantall • 1975: Davis • 1976: Dench • 1977: Dench • 1978: Blight • 1979: Dempsey • 1980: Greig • 1981: Dench • 1982: Glendinning • 1983: Glendinning • 1984: Hodgeman • 1985: Larkin • 1986: Krakouer • 1987: Larkin • 1988: Larkin • 1989: M. Martyn • 1990: Longmire • 1991: Sholl/M. Martyn • 1992: Carey • 1993: Carey • 1994: Schwass • 1995: Schwass • 1996: Carey • 1997: Stevens • 1998: Carey • 1999: Stevens • 2000: Bell • 2001: Grant • 2002: Simpson • 2003: Harvey • 2004: Rawlings • 2005: Harvey • 2006: Rawlings • 2007: Harvey • 2008: Harvey • 2009: Swallow • 2010: Harvey/Rawlings • 2011: Wells/Swallow

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Name	Serong, Bill
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Date of birth	5 May 1936
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