Billy Libbis
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Billy Libbis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William E. Libbis | ||
Nickname(s) | Pickles | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Original team(s) | Fairfield | ||
Height/Weight | 175 cm / 80 kg | ||
Position(s) | Rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925–1933 1933–1935 Total |
Collingwood Melbourne |
138 (150) 39 (25) 177 (175) |
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Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1926–1933 | Victoria | 12 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1933.
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William E. "Billy" Libbis (2 July 1903 – 15 August 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Libbis was a rover and made his debut in 1925. He became a member of the successful Collingwood side which won four consecutive premierships from 1927 to 1930, Libbis the first rover for each grand final. Gordon Coventry called him "the best rover he ever saw".[2]
At the beginning of the 1933 season Libbis protested against the player's weekly match payments being reduced and he was cleared to leave the club for Melbourne.
References
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- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.
External links
- Billy Libbis's statistics from AFL Tables
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