Bill Box
Essendon
AFL career
9 games4 goals
- Debut
- R2 1958 v STK19 Apr 1958
- Most recent
- R18 1958 v RCH23 Aug 1958
Stats
Bio
A solidly built centreman hailing from Whitton in the New South Wales Riverina, Bill Box was a unique physical presence in the Essendon midfield during the late 1950s. Standing 183cm but tipping the scales at nearly 100kg, he used his imposing frame to contest the ball in the centre square, offering a stark contrast to the lighter on-ballers of the era. He managed nine senior appearances during the 1958 season, debuting in Round 2 against St Kilda and featuring sporadically until the final round of the home-and-away campaign. Following his brief stint in the VFL, Box returned to the bush where he forged a significant legacy as a journeyman captain-coach, leading Whitton, Culcairn, Barham, Henty, and The Rock over a distinguished twenty-year period in country football.
Profile
- Born
- 11 June 1938
- Died
- 08 July 2006 (aged 68y 27d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 98 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA solidly built centreman hailing from Whitton in the New South Wales Riverina, Bill Box was a unique physical presence in the Essendon midfield during the late 1950s. Standing 183cm but tipping the scales at nearly 100kg, he used his imposing frame to contest the ball in the centre square, offering a stark contrast to the lighter on-ballers of the era. He managed nine senior appearances during the 1958 season, debuting in Round 2 against St Kilda and featuring sporadically until the final round of the home-and-away campaign. Following his brief stint in the VFL, Box returned to the bush where he forged a significant legacy as a journeyman captain-coach, leading Whitton, Culcairn, Barham, Henty, and The Rock over a distinguished twenty-year period in country football.