Bill Gunn (footballer)
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William Gunn is a former Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1950s.
A half-forward flanker, Gunn finished equal fifth in the 1958 Brownlow Medal
and was a regular Victorian interstate representative. He captained South Melbourne for the 1955 VFL season
, topping their goal-kicking the following season with 28 goals.
Gunn is the grandfather of Western Bulldogs
and Greater Western Sydney player Callan Ward
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the 1950s.
A half-forward flanker, Gunn finished equal fifth in the 1958 Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
and was a regular Victorian interstate representative. He captained South Melbourne for the 1955 VFL season
1955 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1955.-Premiership season:In 1955, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
, topping their goal-kicking the following season with 28 goals.
Gunn is the grandfather of Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and Greater Western Sydney player Callan Ward
Callan Ward
Callan Ward is an Australian rules footballer currently contracted to the Greater Western Sydney Football Club in the Australian Football League, and previously played for the Western Bulldogs...
.