Bill Heatley (13 March 1886 – 31 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bill Heatley | |||
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 Heatley in 1908 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Heatley | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1948 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Zeehan | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–11 | Collingwood | 50 (19) | |
| 1912 | Brighton (VFA) | 5 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
Heatley was born William Kennedy, the son of the then unmarried Catherine Kennedy (1867–1899);[2] and, when she married William Peter Heatley (1862–1936),[3][4] in 1890, he took his step-father's surname of Heatley.
He married Eva Russell (1892-1967) in 1912.
Football edit
Collingwood (VFL) edit
On 1 May 1908, he was granted a clearance from the Commonwealth Football Club, in Zeehan, Western Tasmania, to Collingwood.[5] He played 50 games for Collingwood over four seasons.[6]
Although he played in 16 matches, including the last three home-and-away matches, during the 1910 season, he did not play in any of the season's three Final matches.
Brighton (VFA) edit
Having played his final two senior matches for Collingwood (on 6 and 20 May 1912), he transferred to Brighton in the Victorian Football Association in late June 1912,[7] but only played five games for them before his senior football career ended.
Death edit
He died (suddenly) on 31 August 1948.[8]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.384.
- ^ Funeral Notices: Heatley, The Age, (Wednesday, 5 July 1899), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Heatley, The Age, (Saturday, 13 June 1936), p.11.
- ^ The Blueseum suggests that his step-father might have played for Carlton in its pre-VFL days.
- ^ "PERMIT APPLICATIONS". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1908. p. 17.
- ^ The Collingwood Team (Photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 13 June 1908), p.25.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 20, 260. Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1911. p. 5.
- ^ Deaths: Heatley, The Age, (Thursday, 2 September 1948), p.2.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private William Heatley (VX80347), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links edit
- Bill Heatley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Heatley at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Heatley's profile at Collingwood Forever
- Bill Heatley's playing statistics from the VFA Project
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