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Bill Heatley (13 March 1886 – 31 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bill Heatley | |||
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Heatley in 1908 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Heatley | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1948 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Zeehan | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–11 | Collingwood | 50 (19) | |
| 1912 | Brighton (VFA) | 5 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Heatley was born William Kennedy, the son of the then unmarried Catherine Kennedy (1867–1899);[2] and, when she married William Peter Heatley (1862–1936),[3][4] in 1890, he took his step-father's surname of Heatley.
He married Eva Russell (1892-1967) in 1912.
On 1 May 1908, he was granted a clearance from the Commonwealth Football Club, in Zeehan, Western Tasmania, to Collingwood.[5] He played 50 games for Collingwood over four seasons.[6]
Although he played in 16 matches, including the last three home-and-away matches, during the 1910 season, he did not play in any of the season's three Final matches.
Having played his final two senior matches for Collingwood (on 6 and 20 May 1911), he transferred to Brighton in the Victorian Football Association in late June 1911,[7] but only played five games for them before his senior football career ended.
He died (suddenly) on 31 August 1948.[8]
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