Andrew Williams (Australian footballer)

Andrew Williams (born 1 March 1979) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Andrew Williams
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-03-01) 1 March 1979
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Doveton juniors / Dandenong U18
Debut	Round 15, 1998, West Coast Eagles vs. Brisbane Lions, at The Gabba
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1998–2002	West Coast	084 (42)
2003–2005	Collingwood	032 (22)
Total		116 (64)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2003 AFL Rising Star nominee: 1999
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

West Coast Eagles

Williams was recruited to the West Coast Eagles in the 1997 AFL Draft. He was rated in his younger days as a half-forward flanker and winger and initially selected as a long-term prospect. Williams played 5 games in his debut season followed by 22 games, including two finals, in his second season. Williams played a further 57 games for West Coast over the following three seasons, which included playing all 22 games in 2001. Williams played a total of 84 games for the Eagles between 1998 and 2002.

Collingwood

He eventually returned to Victoria in 2003 when he was traded to Collingwood in return for Damien Adkins. Williams had a solid first year for the Magpies, playing 22 games before suffering injury in the Qualifying Final against Brisbane. As a result, he missed selection to Collingwoods Grand Final side but was controversially allowed to play in Williamstown's VFL Grand Final victory, his first game for the Seagulls.

Williamstown

Despite a good first year for Collingwood, Williams remained playing for Williamstown, Collingwoods then VFL affiliate, over the next 2 seasons and managed just 10 more AFL games between 2004 and 2005. He was delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 2005 season, but after his delisting, Williams continued to play for the Seagulls until 2008.

Williams now coaches the Monbulk Football Club in the Outer East Football League.

External links

• Andrew Williams at the Collingwood Football Club website
• Andrew Williams's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
• Andrew Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables