Billy Duckworth

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Short description William Keith 'Billy' Duckworth (born 21 February 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL and West Perth in the West Australian Football League. He is best known for winning the 1984 Norm Smith Medal. His brother John also played league football.

Duckworth appeared 35 times for the Cardinals (as they were known up to 1982) before being recruited by Essendon. He played as an aggressive defender, often seen at the fullback position. His heroics in the 1984 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.

Statistics

Template:Australian rules football statistics legend Template:AFL player statistics start with votes |- style=background:#EAEAEA | scope=row | 1982 || Essendon || 22 | 20 || 6 || 4 || 145 || 100 || 245 || 48 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 0.3 || 0.2 || 7.3 || 5.0 || 12.3 || 2.4 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 5 |- | scope=row | 1983 || Essendon || 22 | 11 || 1 || 1 || 59 || 53 || 112 || 15 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5.4 || 4.8 || 10.2 || 1.4 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 0 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 1984^# || Essendon || 22 | 24 || 3 || 2 || 229 || 83 || 312 || 56 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.5 || 3.5 || 13.0 || 2.3 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 2 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 1985^# || Essendon || 22 | 6 || 2 || 1 || 59 || 34 || 93 || 22 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 0.3 || 0.2 || 9.8 || 5.7 || 15.5 || 3.7 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 1 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | scope=row | 1986 || Essendon || 22 | 14 || 14 || 13 || 129 || 50 || 179 || 40 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 1.0 || 0.9 || 9.2 || 3.6 || 12.8 || 2.9 || data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — || 1 |- | scope=row | 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 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | scope=row | 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 |- | scope=row | 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 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | scope=row | 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 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 126 !! 64 !! 43 !! 1052 !! 515 !! 1567 !! 339 !! 75 !! 0.5 !! 0.3 !! 8.3 !! 4.1 !! 12.4 !! 2.7 !! 1.5 !! 13 |}

Honours and achievements

Team

• 2× VFL premiership player (Essendon): 1984, 1985
• 4× McClelland Trophy (Essendon): 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990

Individual

• Norm Smith Medal: 1984
• State of Origin (Western Australia): 1987

External links

• Template:First word Template:PAGENAMEBASE's playing statistics from AFL TablesTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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