Billy Duckworth

For the 1940s Collingwood player, see Bill Duckworth (footballer, born 1918).

Billy Duckworth
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-02-21) 21 February 1959
Original team(s)	West Perth
Height/Weight	187cm / 85 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982–1990	Essendon	126 (64)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1990 season.
Career highlights
1984 Norm Smith Medalist West Australian state of origin representative Dual premiership player with Essendon, 1984 and 1985

Bill Duckworth (born 21 February 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL and West Perth in the West Australian Football League. He is best known for winning the 1984 Norm Smith Medal. His brother John also played league football.

Duckworth appeared 35 times for the Cardinals (as they were known up to 1982) before being recruited by Essendon. He played as an aggressive defender, often seen at the fullback position. His heroics in the 1984 Grand Final win over Hawthorn earned him best on ground recognition and he won another premiership with the Bombers the following season. Duckworth retired in 1990 and returned to West Perth.

External links

Billy Duckworth's statistics from AFL Tables

Essendon Football Club 1984/1985 VFL Premiers

Captain: 5. Daniher 4. Baker 8. Clarke 10. Foulds 13. Williams 15. Ezard 18. Vander Haar 22. Duckworth 25. Merrett 26. Thompson 27. Madden 28. Weston 30. Walsh 32. Watson 33. Hawker 38. Harvey

Coach: Sheedy

Norm Smith Medal winners

1979: Harmes 1980: Bartlett 1981: Doull 1982: M. Rioli 1983: Robertson 1984: Duckworth 1985: Madden 1986: Ayres 1987: Rhys-Jones 1988: Ayres 1989: Ablett 1990: Shaw 1991: Dear 1992: Matera 1993: Long 1994: Kemp 1995: Williams 1996: Archer 1997: McLeod 1998: McLeod 1999: Grant 2000: Hird 2001: Hart 2002: Buckley 2003: Black 2004: Pickett 2005: Judd 2006: Embley 2007: Johnson 2008: Hodge 2009: Chapman 2010 draw: Hayes 2010 replay: Pendlebury 2011: Bartel 2012: O'Keefe 2013: Lake 2014: Hodge 2015: C. Rioli

italics denotes the player won the Norm Smith Medal in a losing side

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