Bill Potter
Fitzroy
AFL career
60 games8 goals
- Debut
- R1 1898 v ESS14 May 1898
- Most recent
- R3 1902 v SME17 May 1902
Stats
1902 | FIT | 1 | 0.0 |
1901 | FIT | 9 | 0.0 |
1900 | FIT | 17 | 0.2 |
1899 | FIT | 15 | 0.1 |
1898 | FIT | 18 | 0.1 |
Bio
Born in the East Gippsland town of Lucknow, Bill Potter arrived at Fitzroy in 1898 and wasted no time becoming a fixture in the club's formidable lineup. A tireless follower who did the heavy lifting around the ground, he etched his name into Maroons folklore during the 1898 Grand Final, where he took a strong mark and booted a vital place-kick goal to help secure the club's first premiership against Essendon. Potter tasted ultimate success again the following year and featured in a third successive decider in 1900, serving as a pillar of consistency during the team's dominant turn-of-the-century era. He retired in 1902 as a dual premiership player, remembered for his role in forging the competitive spirit of Fitzroy's early golden years.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Feb 1872
- Died
- 26 Sept 1970 (aged 98y 230d)
- Birthplace
- Lucknow, VIC
- Deathplace
- Prahran, VIC
Teams
Honours
- Premiership(2×) 1898, 1899
Bio
1 revisionBorn in the East Gippsland town of Lucknow, Bill Potter arrived at Fitzroy in 1898 and wasted no time becoming a fixture in the club's formidable lineup. A tireless follower who did the heavy lifting around the ground, he etched his name into Maroons folklore during the 1898 Grand Final, where he took a strong mark and booted a vital place-kick goal to help secure the club's first premiership against Essendon. Potter tasted ultimate success again the following year and featured in a third successive decider in 1900, serving as a pillar of consistency during the team's dominant turn-of-the-century era. He retired in 1902 as a dual premiership player, remembered for his role in forging the competitive spirit of Fitzroy's early golden years.