Bill Wood

Infobox afl player | firstname = Bill
lastname = Wood




image size = 150
birthdate = 9 November 1921
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originalteam = Albury
heightweight = 183 cm / 86 kg
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debutdate = Round 3, 1944
debutteam = Footscray
debutopponent = Collingwood
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playingteams = Footscray (1944, 1946-1951)
* 115 games 294 goals
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statsend = 1951
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Bill Wood (born 9 November 1921) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL.

Prior to joining Footscray he played with South Sydney where he was renown for his goalkicking, managing 28 goals in a match against Sydney Naval in 1943. Footscray's Harry Hickey, with whom Wood has served in the military, recommenced him to the club and after impressing in the try outs he signed up for the 1944 season.

On debut against Collingwood he kicked 9 goals, at the time a league record, eventually finishing the year with 51. He missed the 1945 season due to war service but returned in 1946 and topped the club's goalkicking for three successive seasons. His best tally came in 1947 when he kicked 75 goals in just 16 games. He had previously been Footscray's leading goalkicker in his debut season and for the fifth time in 1950.

Footscray made the finals in 1951 but Wood spent the entire 1st Semi Final on the bench and didn't re-sign with the club the following season.

References

* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bill_Wood.html Bill Wood career stats]
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/wi-x-y-z.htm#William%20Wood%20(South%20Sydney%20&%20Footscray) Fullpointsfooty profile]