Bill Busbridge

Player Details

Name: William Busbridge
Full Name: William Ethelbert Busbridge
Alias: Bill Busbridge
DOB: 31/01/1885
DOD: 12/06/1943
Height: 183cm
Weight: 83kg
Position: Defender
Position (Detailed): Key Defender
Season(s): 1904-1912
Team(s): Essendon
Tallies: Match(es) [M]: 103, Goal(s) [G]: 32, Win-Draw-Loss [W-D-L]: 58-0-45, Win Percentage [W%]: 56.3%

Player History

  • Team(s):
    • Essendon (1904-1912) M: 103, G: 32, W-D-L: 58-0-45, W%: 56.3%
      • 1904 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01, R04-R14, S01-S03, SF
        • Tallies: M: 16, G: 6, W-D-L: 9-0-7, W%: 56.3%
      • 1905 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01
        • Tallies: M: 1, G: 0, W-D-L: 0-0-1, W%: 0.0%
      • 1906 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R06, R10-R14, S01-S03, SF
        • Tallies: M: 15, G: 6, W-D-L: 7-0-8, W%: 46.7%
      • 1907 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R06, R11-R14, S01-S03
        • Tallies: M: 13, G: 10, W-D-L: 4-0-9, W%: 30.8%
      • 1908 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R07, R12-R18, SF, GF
        • Tallies: M: 16, G: 2, W-D-L: 12-0-4, W%: 75.0%
        • Position: Centre Half-Back
      • 1909 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01, R05-R11, R13-R18, SF
        • Tallies: M: 15, G: 3, W-D-L: 8-0-7, W%: 53.3%
        • Position: Ruckman
      • 1910 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R03, R12-R13, R15-R18, SF
        • Tallies: M: 10, G: 3, W-D-L: 4-0-6, W%: 40.0%
        • Position: Ruckman
      • 1911 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s): #2
        • Round(s): R15-R18, SF, GF
        • Tallies: M: 6, G: 1, W-D-L: 6-0-0, W%: 100.0%
      • 1912 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s): #21
        • Round(s): R02-R12
        • Tallies: M: 11, G: 1, W-D-L: 8-0-3, W%: 72.7%

Player Accolades

Debutant: 106th player to debut for Essendon
Premiership Player: 1911
W. S. Crichton Medal: 1908, 1909