Bill McCabe
North Melbourne
AFL career
42 games10 goals
- Debut
- R12 1927 v FIT16 July 1927
- Most recent
- R12 1931 v SME25 July 1931
Stats
Bio
Recruited to North Melbourne shortly after the club's admission to the VFL, Bill McCabe was a solidly built key position player who primarily operated as a follower or defender. Standing 185cm, he provided a necessary physical presence for the Shinboners during a difficult transition period where the team struggled to find its footing in the top tier. Despite his size and utility, McCabe found it difficult to cement a permanent spot in the senior eighteen, averaging just over eight games a season across his five-year tenure at Arden Street. He left the league following the 1931 season and passed away prematurely at the age of 37 in 1945, though his family legacy continued at the club through his son, also named Bill, who played for North in the late 1950s and represented Australia in water polo at the Melbourne Olympics.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill F. McCabe
- Born
- 31 Jan 1908
- Died
- 10 Apr 1945 (aged 37y 69d)
- Birthplace
- North Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Fitzroy, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 89 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Bill McCabe
Bio
1 revisionRecruited to North Melbourne shortly after the club's admission to the VFL, Bill McCabe was a solidly built key position player who primarily operated as a follower or defender. Standing 185cm, he provided a necessary physical presence for the Shinboners during a difficult transition period where the team struggled to find its footing in the top tier. Despite his size and utility, McCabe found it difficult to cement a permanent spot in the senior eighteen, averaging just over eight games a season across his five-year tenure at Arden Street. He left the league following the 1931 season and passed away prematurely at the age of 37 in 1945, though his family legacy continued at the club through his son, also named Bill, who played for North in the late 1950s and represented Australia in water polo at the Melbourne Olympics.