Jim Wills

Jim Wills
Personal information
Full name James George Wills
Date of birth 21 October 1914
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Original team Geelong West
Height/Weight 170 cm / 75 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937-1940 Geelong 26 (16)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1940 season .

James George "Jim" Wills (born 21 October 1914) 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 Australian Army and served overseas during World War II.[4]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
  2. ^ "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/%27the_greatest_grand_final_of_all%27.htm. 
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Jim Wills
  4. ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=590319.