Bill Serong
| Bill Serong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Michael Serong | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1936 | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 2024 (aged 88) | ||
| Original team(s) | CBC Parade | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956–1961 | Collingwood | 98 (52) | |
| 1962 | North Melbourne | 16 (8) | |
| Total | 114 (60) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Michael Serong (5 May 1936 – 20 May 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and North Melbourne in the VFL.[1]
Serong went to the Christian Brothers' College in Victoria Parade, and was the Australian handball champion in 1974, aged 38.
Football
[edit]Serong usually played as a centreman but was also seen on the half forward flanks. He made his league debut in 1956 with Collingwood and played in their 1958 premiership side as well as two losing grand finals with the club. In 1959 he placed equal second in the Brownlow Medal count. He finished his career with a season at North Melbourne in 1962, winning their best and fairest award.
He was captain-coach of Echuca in the 1963 and 1964 Bendigo Football League seasons. Serong won the 1965 - Bendigo FL best and fairest award, the Michelsen Medal.[2] Serong also won Echuca's best and fairest award in 1964 and 1965.[3]
Serong played one game for Camberwell Football Club in 1967.[4]
Death
[edit]Serong died on 20 May 2024, at the age of 88.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vale Bill Serong". collingwoodfc.com.au. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "1965 - Bendigo FL - Michelsen Medal" (PDF). Bendigo Football League. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Echuca FNC - Best & Fairest". Echuca FNC. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Camberwell FC History - Part 3". Boyles Football Photos. Boyles Photos. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]- Bill Serong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Serong at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Serong at Collingwood Forever.
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- 1936 births
- 2024 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Players of Australian handball
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club premiership players
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- Echuca Football Club players
- Camberwell Football Club players
- Syd Barker Medal winners
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1930s birth stubs