Will Snelling

This is the player profile for William Alexander Snelling (a.k.a. Will Snelling), born in 1997. He played for Port Adelaide and Essendon in the VFL/AFL. He played for the Essendon Reserves in the VFA/VFL. He played for West Adelaide, the Port Adelaide Reserves and Sturt in the SANFL, winning a premiership with Sturt in 2025. Snelling was drafted initially by Port Adelaide during the 2016 AFL Rookie Draft.

Player Details

Name: William Snelling
Full Name: William Alexander Snelling
Alias: Will Snelling
DOB: 06/08/1997
Height: 175cm
Weight: 70kg
State Of Origin: SA
Recruitment History: Goodwood (SA)/West Adel (SANFL)/Pt Adel/West Adel (SANFL)

Player History

  • VFL/AFL History: (2016, 2019-2023) - 65 matches, 29 goals
  • VFA/VFL History: (2022-2023) - 5 matches, 2 goals
  • SANFL History: (2015-2019, 2024-2025) - 94 matches, 74 goals

Player Accolades

  • VFL/AFL Accolades:
    • Port Adelaide (2016)
      • 1 match played for Port Adelaide in the VFL/AFL
    • Essendon (2019-2023)
      • 64 matches played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL
  • VFA/VFL Accolades:
  • SANFL Accolades:
    • West Adelaide (2015, 2019)
      • 18 matches played for West Adelaide in the SANFL
    • Port Adelaide Reserves (2016-2018)
      • 43 matches played for the Port Adelaide Reserves in the SANFL
    • Sturt (2024-2025)
      • 33 matches played for Sturt in the SANFL
      • 2025 (vc) premiership won with Sturt in the SANFL
      • Team vice-captain for Sturt (2025) in the SANFL
    • Awards
      • SANFL Team Of the Year: 2024

Season History

Season Premiership Team Matches Goals Rounds
2015 SANFL Season West Adelaide 11 3 R02-06, R13-18
2016 AFL Season Port Adelaide 1 1 R23
SANFL Season Port Adelaide (R) 8 5 R02-03, R05, R16, R18-21
2017 SANFL Season Port Adelaide (R) 17 1 R01-05, R07, R09-19
2018 SANFL Season Port Adelaide (R) 18 53 R01-04, R06-19
2019 AFL Season Essendon 4 5 R18-20, EF
SANFL Season West Adelaide 7 2 R01-07
2020 AFL Season Essendon 17 5 R01-02, R04-18
2021 AFL Season Essendon 20 12 R01-11, R16-23, EF
2022 AFL Season Essendon 8 0 R04, R15-21
VFL Season Essendon (R) 1 0 R13
2023 AFL Season Essendon 15 6 R05-07, R10-13, R15-20, R22, R24
VFL Season Essendon (R) 4 2 R02-03, R07-08
2024 SANFL Season Sturt 18 6 R01-09, R11-12, R15-19, QF, SF
2025 SANFL Season Sturt 15 4 R01-07, R09-12, R18-19, SF, GF

Vice-Captain History

The season history for match day vice-captaincy.

Season Premiership Team Matches Rounds
2025 SANFL Season Sturt 1 GF

Leadership History

The season history for team leadership positions.

Season Premiership Team Position Matches Rounds
2025 SANFL Season Sturt Vice-Cap. 20 R01-14, R16-19, SF, GF