Williams was recruited to the West Coast Eagles in the 1997 AFL Draft. He was rated in his younger days as a half-forward flanker and winger and initially selected as a long-term prospect. Williams played 5 games in his debut season followed by 22 games, including two finals, in his second season. Williams played a further 57 games for West Coast over the following three seasons, which included playing all 22 games in 2001. Williams played a total of 84 games for the Eagles between 1998 and 2002.
Collingwoodedit
He eventually returned to Victoria in 2003 when he was traded to Collingwood in return for Damien Adkins. Williams had a solid first year for the Magpies, playing 22 games before suffering injury in the Qualifying Final against Brisbane. As a result, he missed selection to Collingwoods Grand Final side but was controversially allowed to play in Williamstown's VFL Grand Final victory, his first game for the Seagulls.
Williamstownedit
Despite a good first year for Collingwood, Williams remained playing for Williamstown, Collingwoods then VFL affiliate, over the next 2 seasons and managed just 10 more AFL games between 2004 and 2005. He was delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 2005 season, but after his delisting, Williams continued to play for the Seagulls until 2008.
Williams now coaches the Monbulk Football Club in the Outer East Football League.
External linksedit
Andrew Williams's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
Andrew Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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andrew, williams, australian, footballer, andrew, williams, born, march, 1979, former, professional, australian, rules, footballer, played, west, coast, eagles, collingwood, football, club, australian, football, league, andrew, williamspersonal, informationdat. Andrew Williams born 1 March 1979 is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL Andrew WilliamsPersonal informationDate of birth 1979 03 01 1 March 1979 age 45 Place of birthVictoria AustraliaOriginal team s Doveton juniors Dandenong U18DebutRound 15 1998 West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions at The GabbaHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight83 kg 183 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1998 2002West Coast0 84 42 2003 2005Collingwood0 32 22 Total116 64 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005 Career highlightsVFL premiership player 2003 AFL Rising Star nominee 1999Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 West Coast Eagles 2 Collingwood 3 Williamstown 4 External linksWest Coast Eagles editWilliams was recruited to the West Coast Eagles in the 1997 AFL Draft He was rated in his younger days as a half forward flanker and winger and initially selected as a long term prospect Williams played 5 games in his debut season followed by 22 games including two finals in his second season Williams played a further 57 games for West Coast over the following three seasons which included playing all 22 games in 2001 Williams played a total of 84 games for the Eagles between 1998 and 2002 Collingwood editHe eventually returned to Victoria in 2003 when he was traded to Collingwood in return for Damien Adkins Williams had a solid first year for the Magpies playing 22 games before suffering injury in the Qualifying Final against Brisbane As a result he missed selection to Collingwoods Grand Final side but was controversially allowed to play in Williamstown s VFL Grand Final victory his first game for the Seagulls Williamstown editDespite a good first year for Collingwood Williams remained playing for Williamstown Collingwoods then VFL affiliate over the next 2 seasons and managed just 10 more AFL games between 2004 and 2005 He was delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 2005 season but after his delisting Williams continued to play for the Seagulls until 2008 Williams now coaches the Monbulk Football Club in the Outer East Football League External links editAndrew Williams at the Collingwood Football Club website Andrew Williams s profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles Andrew Williams s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Williams Australian footballer amp oldid 1153593382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
