Bill Koop
Carlton
AFL career
20 games11 goals
- Debut
- R2 1925 v ESS9 May 1925
- Most recent
- R9 1928 v FSC9 June 1928
Stats
Bio
Arriving at Princes Park from Dimboola, Bill Koop was a solid key position prospect who struggled to command a regular senior spot during a competitive era for the Blues. His career followed a unique trajectory; after finding himself on the fringe of selection during his first two seasons, he departed the club in 1927 to coach Culcairn in New South Wales despite being just 21 years old. Koop returned to Carlton the following season to add a second Reserves premiership to his 1926 flag, though he never fully established himself in the senior lineup. He eventually departed for the VFA, where he forged a formidable reputation as a premiership-winning centre half-back with Northcote and Prahran while balancing his football duties with a career in the police force.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Mar 1906
- Died
- 14 Apr 1950 (aged 44y 24d)
- Birthplace
- Dimboola, VIC
- Deathplace
- Oakleigh, VIC
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionArriving at Princes Park from Dimboola, Bill Koop was a solid key position prospect who struggled to command a regular senior spot during a competitive era for the Blues. His career followed a unique trajectory; after finding himself on the fringe of selection during his first two seasons, he departed the club in 1927 to coach Culcairn in New South Wales despite being just 21 years old. Koop returned to Carlton the following season to add a second Reserves premiership to his 1926 flag, though he never fully established himself in the senior lineup. He eventually departed for the VFA, where he forged a formidable reputation as a premiership-winning centre half-back with Northcote and Prahran while balancing his football duties with a career in the police force.