Bill Hennington
South Melbourne
AFL career
6 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1914 v CAR16 May 1914
- Most recent
- R12 1914 v FIT4 July 1914
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Leopold club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association, Bill Hennington was a local product who earned a brief opportunity with South Melbourne during one of the club's strongest eras. Joining a powerful lineup that would go on to contest the 1914 Grand Final, Hennington faced immense difficulty securing a permanent spot among established champions like Vic Belcher. He managed half a dozen senior appearances in the middle of the season, likely filling a defensive or utility void, but failed to retain his place as the finals approached. Unable to break back into the side the following year, he was cleared back to the amateur ranks with Leopold in early 1915, his VFL career serving as a short cameo in a dominant period for the Red and White.
Profile
- Died
- 11 July 1964
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Leopold club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association, Bill Hennington was a local product who earned a brief opportunity with South Melbourne during one of the club's strongest eras. Joining a powerful lineup that would go on to contest the 1914 Grand Final, Hennington faced immense difficulty securing a permanent spot among established champions like Vic Belcher. He managed half a dozen senior appearances in the middle of the season, likely filling a defensive or utility void, but failed to retain his place as the finals approached. Unable to break back into the side the following year, he was cleared back to the amateur ranks with Leopold in early 1915, his VFL career serving as a short cameo in a dominant period for the Red and White.