Mal Williams
University
AFL career
7 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1908 v STK23 May 1908
- Most recent
- R18 1908 v CAR5 Sept 1908
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Bio
Born in Castlemaine and educated at Melbourne Grammar, Mal Williams was a foundation player for the University Football Club upon their admission to the VFL in 1908. Recruited from Trinity College, he featured in seven matches during the Students' inaugural season, balancing his football with demanding medical studies before relocating to country Victoria. A dashing half-back who later continued his playing career with South Bendigo, Williams eventually traded the football field for military service. A qualified surgeon who rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, he died of wounds in France in 1917 while serving as a medical officer in the First World War.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Sept 1886
- Died
- 03 Mar 1917 (aged 30y 175d)
- Birthplace
- Castlemaine, VIC
- Deathplace
- Somme, France
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Bio
1 revisionBorn in Castlemaine and educated at Melbourne Grammar, Mal Williams was a foundation player for the University Football Club upon their admission to the VFL in 1908. Recruited from Trinity College, he featured in seven matches during the Students' inaugural season, balancing his football with demanding medical studies before relocating to country Victoria. A dashing half-back who later continued his playing career with South Bendigo, Williams eventually traded the football field for military service. A qualified surgeon who rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, he died of wounds in France in 1917 while serving as a medical officer in the First World War.