Bill Ahern
St Kilda
AFL career
12 games6 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v COL8 May 1897
- Most recent
- R13 1897 v CAR31 July 1897
Stats
Bio
A product of Melbourne Grammar where he captained the First XVIII, Bill Ahern arrived at St Kilda as a seasoned recruit after earlier VFA stints with Fitzroy and Melbourne. He etched his name into the record books as a member of the Saints' inaugural VFL lineup that faced Collingwood in Round 1, 1897. Playing as a forward in a side that endured a punishing, winless debut season, Ahern served as a rare attacking focal point, finishing the year as the club's joint leading goalkicker alongside Reg Stewart. Although his league career was confined to that single historic winter, Ahern remains a notable figure as one of the foundation players who helped establish the club in the newly formed competition.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill T. Ahern
- Born
- 25 June 1874
- Died
- 27 Jan 1920 (aged 45y 216d)
- Birthplace
- Collingwood, VIC
- Deathplace
- Stratford, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA product of Melbourne Grammar where he captained the First XVIII, Bill Ahern arrived at St Kilda as a seasoned recruit after earlier VFA stints with Fitzroy and Melbourne. He etched his name into the record books as a member of the Saints' inaugural VFL lineup that faced Collingwood in Round 1, 1897. Playing as a forward in a side that endured a punishing, winless debut season, Ahern served as a rare attacking focal point, finishing the year as the club's joint leading goalkicker alongside Reg Stewart. Although his league career was confined to that single historic winter, Ahern remains a notable figure as one of the foundation players who helped establish the club in the newly formed competition.