Bill Hopkins
South Melbourne
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R9 1961 v MEL17 June 1961
- Most recent
- R11 1962 v CAR7 July 1962
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Murchison in the Goulburn Valley, Bill Hopkins arrived at the Lake Oval as a mature-age prospect, already 25 years old when he finally broke into the South Melbourne seniors in Round 9, 1961. Standing 179cm with a solid 86kg frame, he was physically ready for the rigours of League football but found consistent opportunities difficult to secure in a side heavily reliant on its top-tier talent. He managed three games in his debut season and added just two more in 1962, struggling to lock down a permanent role in the starting eighteen against the speed of VFL competition. After five senior appearances without registering a goal, his brief stint at the elite level concluded, typifying the journey of a country recruit who earned a hard-fought taste of VFL action before moving on.
Profile
- Born
- 13 Mar 1936 (age 90y 222d)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Murchison in the Goulburn Valley, Bill Hopkins arrived at the Lake Oval as a mature-age prospect, already 25 years old when he finally broke into the South Melbourne seniors in Round 9, 1961. Standing 179cm with a solid 86kg frame, he was physically ready for the rigours of League football but found consistent opportunities difficult to secure in a side heavily reliant on its top-tier talent. He managed three games in his debut season and added just two more in 1962, struggling to lock down a permanent role in the starting eighteen against the speed of VFL competition. After five senior appearances without registering a goal, his brief stint at the elite level concluded, typifying the journey of a country recruit who earned a hard-fought taste of VFL action before moving on.