Bill Thripp
| Bill Thripp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Thripp | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1940 | ||
| Date of death | 15 February 2007 (aged 67) | ||
| Original team(s) | Richmond Scouts | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959–1962 | Collingwood | 46 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bill Thripp (26 January 1940 – 15 February 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Thripp, the father of Sydney utility Terry,[3] was recruited from Richmond Scouts. He played as a centre half back in the Collingwood team which lost the 1960 VFL Grand Final.[4]
He later coached the Warners Bay Bulldogs in the Newcastle Australian Football League and steered them to a maiden premiership in 1984, going through the entire season undefeated.
References[edit]
- ^ "Bill Thripp". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Bill Thripp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ^ Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.