Bill Purcell
North Melbourne
AFL career
10 games6 goals
- Debut
- R8 1931 v COL20 June 1931
- Most recent
- R18 1931 v FSC12 Sept 1931
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Yea in the Waranga & North East Football Association, Bill Purcell arrived at North Melbourne as a mature-age debutant for the 1931 season. The 26-year-old was stationed primarily in the forward line for a struggling Shinboners outfit that endured a winless campaign, often leaving its attackers starved of opportunities. Despite the difficult circumstances, Purcell managed to boot six goals across his ten senior appearances, with his energetic approach once earning praise in the press for roving "like a terrier" even while playing in a key attacking post. His VFL career was confined to that solitary difficult season, after which he departed the league to return to country football.
Profile
- Born
- 16 Mar 1905
- Died
- 11 July 1986 (aged 81y 117d)
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Yea in the Waranga & North East Football Association, Bill Purcell arrived at North Melbourne as a mature-age debutant for the 1931 season. The 26-year-old was stationed primarily in the forward line for a struggling Shinboners outfit that endured a winless campaign, often leaving its attackers starved of opportunities. Despite the difficult circumstances, Purcell managed to boot six goals across his ten senior appearances, with his energetic approach once earning praise in the press for roving "like a terrier" even while playing in a key attacking post. His VFL career was confined to that solitary difficult season, after which he departed the league to return to country football.