Bill Luff

William Luff (25 December 1909 – 9 October 1981)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill Luff
Personal information
Full name William Norman Charles Luff
Date of birth (1909-12-25)25 December 1909
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 9 October 1981(1981-10-09) (aged 71)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Camberwell
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931-1933, 1935 Camberwell 77 (314)
1934, 1936-1940 Essendon 82 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Career highlights
  • VFA Goalkicking Award: 1933 (106) & 1935 (75)
  • VFA Rep Side: 1932
  • Camberwell FC: Team of the Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

The son of Richmond's Bill Luff Sr., Luff was a good forward at Camberwell before he came to Essendon[2] and topped the VFA's goal-kicking in 1933 with 106 goals. He continued this form when he arrived at Essendon the following season and kicked four goals on debut and five goals in just his third match.

He then returned to Camberwell in 1935 and again was the league's top goal-kicker, bagging 75 goals. The next five seasons were spent back with Essendon, who were suffering from a rare finals drought.

Camberwell "Team of the Century"

In 2003, Luff was announced as a forward pocket in the official Camberwell "Team of the Century".

Footnotes
  1. "Past Player Profiles – L (Luff, Bill C.)". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. "Luff's Transfer". The Argus. No. 27, 357. Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1934. p. 11.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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