Col Witney
Footscray
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R11 1945 v COL30 June 1945
- Most recent
- R19 1945 v ESS25 Aug 1945
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the Mallee region where he represented both Hopetoun and Woomelang, Col Witney was a sturdy recruit who earned his chance at Footscray during the transitional 1945 season. Standing 179cm and weighing 80kg, he possessed the physical dimensions to compete in key contests and was likely deployed in a defensive or utility role given he did not hit the scoreboard during his tenure. Witney managed to break into the senior side for five appearances in the Tricolours, but found it difficult to retain his spot as the competition began to normalize following the Second World War. His VFL career was ultimately confined to that solitary season, after which he departed the Western Oval and faded from the top-flight landscape.
Profile
- Born
- 11 Jan 1920
- Died
- 01 Sept 2009 (aged 89y 233d)
- Birthplace
- Jeparit, VIC
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the Mallee region where he represented both Hopetoun and Woomelang, Col Witney was a sturdy recruit who earned his chance at Footscray during the transitional 1945 season. Standing 179cm and weighing 80kg, he possessed the physical dimensions to compete in key contests and was likely deployed in a defensive or utility role given he did not hit the scoreboard during his tenure. Witney managed to break into the senior side for five appearances in the Tricolours, but found it difficult to retain his spot as the competition began to normalize following the Second World War. His VFL career was ultimately confined to that solitary season, after which he departed the Western Oval and faded from the top-flight landscape.