Bill Cahill (Australian footballer)
Keyran William Jack "Bill" Cahill (3 December 1911 – 7 March 1966) was a sportsman who played Australian rules football for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and represented Tasmania at first-class cricket.
| Bill Cahill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Keyran William Jack Cahill | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 7 March 1966 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Launceston | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–1938 | Essendon | 15 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Cahill, a half back, won two Tasman Shields Trophies while at Northern Tasmanian Football Association club Launceston, in 1933 and 1936. He struggled in his two seasons at Essendon due to a shoulder injury and returned to Launceston in 1939 where he was appointed captain-coach.
He had earlier made four first-class appearances with Tasmania in the 1931–32 season. One of those was against the touring South African team and he took the only wicket of his career when he dismissed all-rounder Quintin McMillan.
References
- Bill Cahill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- CricketArchive: William Cahill
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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