David Williams (Australian rules footballer)

David Williams
Personal information
Full name David Williams
Date of birth (1961-10-26) 26 October 1961
Original team(s) Rochester
Height/Weight 182 cm / 87 kg
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1983–84, 1986–88 Melbourne 67 (102)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988 season.

David Williams (born 26 October 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A forward from Rochester, Williams kicked nine goals against North Melbourne late in the 1986 VFL season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He however had his most successful season in 1987 when he kicked 39 goals and he bagged 33 more the following year. The second of those tallies included two of Melbourne's six goals in the 1988 VFL Grand Final, which he played as a half forward flanker. It was his last game for the club and he was traded to Richmond, but a knee injury ended his career.

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