Bill Wylie
Essendon
AFL career
9 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1915 v COL24 Apr 1915
- Most recent
- R14 1918 v COL10 Aug 1918
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Fitzroy North, Bill Wylie was a tall utility who arrived at Essendon during a tumultuous period for the league. Standing 182cm—a significant height for the era—he made his debut in the opening round of the 1915 season but managed just two senior appearances before the club's landscape shifted dramatically. His career momentum was stalled by Essendon's decision to voluntarily withdraw from the VFL competition in 1916 and 1917 as a patriotic gesture during the Great War. Wylie returned to the "Same Olds" when they rejoined the league in 1918, adding seven more games to his tally and booting his solitary career goal against South Melbourne. While unable to cement a permanent spot in the senior side, his tenure remains a snapshot of the disrupted football life experienced by many players of the wartime generation.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Dec 1891
- Died
- 07 July 1974 (aged 82y 212d)
- Birthplace
- Fitzroy North, VIC
- Deathplace
- Toorak, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Fitzroy North, Bill Wylie was a tall utility who arrived at Essendon during a tumultuous period for the league. Standing 182cm—a significant height for the era—he made his debut in the opening round of the 1915 season but managed just two senior appearances before the club's landscape shifted dramatically. His career momentum was stalled by Essendon's decision to voluntarily withdraw from the VFL competition in 1916 and 1917 as a patriotic gesture during the Great War. Wylie returned to the "Same Olds" when they rejoined the league in 1918, adding seven more games to his tally and booting his solitary career goal against South Melbourne. While unable to cement a permanent spot in the senior side, his tenure remains a snapshot of the disrupted football life experienced by many players of the wartime generation.