Last night, in front of 995 die hard Williamstown faithful at the Crown Casino which included host Eddie McGuire, Premier of Victoria Mr Steve Bracks and Olympic champion Dawn Fraser, Williamstown's Team of the 20th Century was unveiled.
From the 100 players who were nominated for the Team only 24 could be chosen in Williamstown's greatest ever team. The side is as follows:
FULL BACK LINEEric Beitzel
113 games, 0 goals
Premierships - 4
(1955, 56, 58, 59) Max Munday
120 games, 6 goals
Premierships - 3
(1954, 55, 56) John Ramsay**
125 games, 6 goals
Premierships - 5
(1954, 55, 56, 58, 59)
HALF BACK LINE
Brett McTaggart Gerry Callahan Colin Wilcox**
184 games, 66 goals 171 games, 75 goals 173 games, 1 goal
Premierships - 2 Premierships - 5 Premierships - 3
(1986, 90) (1954, 55, 56, 58, 59) (1939, 45, 49)
Liston Medal 1988 B&F 1951 & 1957 B&F 1948
CENTRE LINE
Jim Caldwell** Max Papley John Martin
70 games 54 games, 108 goals 133 games, 15 goals
Premierships - 2 Premierships - 1 Premierships - 4
(1907, 21) (1969) (1954, 55, 56, 58)
B&F 1956 & 1958
Liston Medal 1956
HALF FORWARD LINE
Ray Smith Ron Todd** Ian Rickman
205 games, 161 goals 141 games, 672 goals 146 games, 516 goals
Premierships - 5 Premierships - 2 Premierships - 2
(1954, 55, 56, 58, 59) (1945, 49) (1986, 90)
B&F 1959, 60, 61
FULL FORWARD LINE
Harry Simpson Mark Fotheringham Saade Ghazi
75 games, 82 goals 101 games, 571 goals 204 games, 291 goals
Premierships - 2 Premierships - 1 B&F 1997
(1954, 55) (1986) Liston Medal 1989
B&F 1954 B&F 1982
RUCKS
Barry Round Eric Glass** Alby Linton
110 games, 103 goals 82 games, 54 goals 87 games, 226 goals
Premierships - 2 Premierships - 2 Premierships - 3
(1986, 90) (1939, 45) (1954, 55, 56)
B&F 1987, 1988 & 1989 B&F 1955
Liston Medal 1987
INTERCHANGE
Reg Harley Bob Jones** Len Kent
117 games, 19 goals 130 games, 24 goals 117 games, 15 goals
Premierships - 2 Premierships - 4 Premierships - 4
(1945, 54) (1955, 56, 58, 59) (1954, 56, 58 & 59)
B&F 1946 & 1947
Kim Kershaw Tony Pastore Tom Russell
81 games, 10 goals 189 games, 150 goals 200 games, 0 goals
Premierships - 1 Premierships - 2 Premierships - 1
(1986) (1986, 90) (1969)
B&F 1983, 84, 85 & 86 B&F 1965
COACH
Wally Carter**
1954-1957
91 games, 76 wins, 15 losses
Premiers 1954, 55, 56.
Winning rate: 83.5%
** Indicates Deceased
Last Modified on 14/05/2009 11:32