Bill Earle

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Bill Earle
Personal information
Full name William Hugh Earle
Born (1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Stawell, Victoria
Died 12 April 1983(1983-04-12) (aged 73)
Original team Stawell
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Position Centre
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932 Melbourne 9 (0)
1934–36 Essendon 40 (7)
Total 49 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Hugh Earle (21 January 1910 – 12 April 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Earle won the 1933 Wimmera Football League best and fairest award, the Freeland Medal.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ "1933 - Wimmera voting close". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 16 September 1933. p. 73. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  3. ^ "1933 - Wimmera FL: Best and Fairest". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 20 October 1933. p. 23. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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