| Billy Duckworth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1959-02-21)21 February 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Original team(s) | West Perth | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1980–1981, 1991-1992 | West Perth | 51 (25) | |
| 1982–1990 | Essendon | 126 (64) | |
| Total | 177 (89) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Keith 'Billy' Duckworth (born 21 February 1959) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played withEssendon in theVFL andWest Perth in theWest Australian Football League. He is best known for winning the 1984Norm Smith Medal. His brotherJohn also played league football.
Duckworth appeared 35 times for the Cardinals (as they were known up to1982) before being recruited by Essendon. He played as an aggressive defender, often seen at the fullback position. His heroics in the1984 Grand Final win over Hawthorn earned him best on ground recognition and he won another premiership with the Bombers the following season. Duckworth retired in 1990 and returned to West Perth.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
# | Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 1982 | Essendon | 22 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 145 | 100 | 245 | 48 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 2.4 | — | 5 |
| 1983 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 53 | 112 | 15 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 1.4 | — | 0 |
| 1984# | Essendon | 22 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 229 | 83 | 312 | 56 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 13.0 | 2.3 | — | 2 |
| 1985# | Essendon | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 34 | 93 | 22 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 15.5 | 3.7 | — | 1 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 50 | 179 | 40 | — | 1.0 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 2.9 | — | 1 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 107 | 47 | 154 | 42 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 22 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 179 | 84 | 263 | 63 | 28 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 1989 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 115 | 53 | 168 | 45 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1990 | Essendon | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Career | 126 | 64 | 43 | 1052 | 515 | 1567 | 339 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 13 | ||
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