Carl Willis (sportsman)

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playername = Carl Willis
fullname = Carl Bleackley Willis
image capt = The Australian Imperial Forces cricket team in London in 1919 (Carl Willis middle row, 4th from left)


birthdate = birth date|1893|3|23|df=y
birthplace = Daylesford, Victoria
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deathdate = 12 May 1930
deathplace = Berrigan, New South Wales
years = 1912-14
1915, 1920-21
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clubs = AFL Uni
AFL SM
games(goals) = 46 (41)
29 (18)
75 (59)
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statsend = 1921
repstatsend = N/A
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Carl Willis is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football with South Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League as well as first-class cricket for Victoria.

Willis was a regular player for University in his first season, however he was suspended for four weeks after being reported by a steward. A dentist by profession, he captained South Melbourne in the 1921 season.

His cricket career, which had began in 1913/14, continued after he retired as a footballer. Willis represented both the Australian Imperial Force and Victorian cricket teams for 15 years before he died unexpectedly in 1930.

ource

*Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8356.html Cricinfo biography]