Bill Marshall
Richmond
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R9 1915 v ESS19 June 1915
- Most recent
- R11 1915 v COL3 July 1915
Stats
Bio
Bill Marshall was a tall and robust recruit who arrived at Punt Road from the North Melbourne Juniors via amateur side Beverleys. Standing 184cm—a significant height for the era—he made his debut in the middle of the 1915 season, offering the Tigers a physically imposing option capable of contesting in the air. His brief VFL tenure consisted of just three consecutive mid-season appearances before the realities of the Great War intervened. Marshall enlisted as a Private in the 39th Battalion, one of several Richmond players to trade their guernsey for a uniform during the conflict, effectively ending his top-level football career almost as soon as it had begun.
Profile
- Born
- 26 Mar 1892
- Died
- 13 Dec 1945 (aged 53y 262d)
- Birthplace
- North Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Parkville, VIC
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBill Marshall was a tall and robust recruit who arrived at Punt Road from the North Melbourne Juniors via amateur side Beverleys. Standing 184cm—a significant height for the era—he made his debut in the middle of the 1915 season, offering the Tigers a physically imposing option capable of contesting in the air. His brief VFL tenure consisted of just three consecutive mid-season appearances before the realities of the Great War intervened. Marshall enlisted as a Private in the 39th Battalion, one of several Richmond players to trade their guernsey for a uniform during the conflict, effectively ending his top-level football career almost as soon as it had begun.