Geoff Willis
North Melbourne
AFL career
36 games3 goals
- Debut
- R12 1940 v HAW13 July 1940
- Most recent
- R11 1944 v STK15 July 1944
Stats
Bio
Emerging at North Melbourne during the turbulent years of the Second World War, Geoff Willis was a tough half-back flanker known for his uncompromising attack on the football. His physical edge was reportedly honed in the ring, with the defender having boxed competitively at Melbourne's famous Festival Hall. While his VFL career was limited to intermittent appearances over five seasons, his greatest impact arrived after he left Arden Street to captain-coach Griffith in the Riverina. He became a legend of New South Wales country football, winning the South West Football League's inaugural Gammage Medal as best and fairest in 1948 and establishing himself as one of the region's most popular sporting figures.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Aug 1921
- Died
- 27 Oct 1986 (aged 65y 68d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Deathplace
- St Kilda, VIC
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionEmerging at North Melbourne during the turbulent years of the Second World War, Geoff Willis was a tough half-back flanker known for his uncompromising attack on the football. His physical edge was reportedly honed in the ring, with the defender having boxed competitively at Melbourne's famous Festival Hall. While his VFL career was limited to intermittent appearances over five seasons, his greatest impact arrived after he left Arden Street to captain-coach Griffith in the Riverina. He became a legend of New South Wales country football, winning the South West Football League's inaugural Gammage Medal as best and fairest in 1948 and establishing himself as one of the region's most popular sporting figures.