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Paul Williams

Paul Williams

1991-2000
10
Other Guernsey Nos.
37

189 CFC Games Played

223 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
3 April 1973
Recruited From
North Hobart
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1991
Height:
177cm
Weight:
83kg

Biography

One of the fastest players of his era, Williams had the exceptional knack of being able to kick long goals when running at breakneck pace.

His breakaway speed made him a match-winner – his trademark was a dash out of the centre and a long bomb goal from 50 metres.

Great stamina also made him a quality centreman.

Serious ankle injuries hampered his preparation for 1995 and 1996 but he was still a fine player and at Collingwood he was regarded as the consummate professional.

He had a shock introduction to League football in his first game when he was wrestled to the ground by John Worsfold in retaliation for Craig Kelly’s attempts to rough up Peter Sumich further afield.

At the end of 1994 ,Collingwood paid big dollars to keep him out of the clutches of Fremantle and while some doubted the investment at first in the long run they were won over by his exciting style.

Recruited from North Hobart, he seemed unsettled at Collingwood in 2000 and was traded to Sydney at the end of that season.

Although he started slowly with the Swans, he found top form mid-season and won the club’s best and fairest award in his debut season in the red and white. He followed up with another best and fairest win with the Swans the following year to justify the club’s faith in him and capped a fine year with All-Australian selection.

Williams had another fine season in 2003 and was once more productive in 2004.

Although he fractured a collarbone in 2005 he capped off the year on the highest note as part of a premiership team. In 2006 he re-injured the collarbone late in the season and decided to retire.

A career as a coach followed, peaking when he was anointed interim coach at the Western Bulldogs after Rodney Eade’s departure at the tail end of 2011.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1991-2000 189 223 1 42%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1991 19 19 21 207 104 47 311 37

1991 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 1 2 15 3 1 18 37 View match >
Round 2 West Coast L 1 0 7 2 9 37 View match >
Round 5 Brisbane W 1 4 21 7 4 28 37 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 1 17 4 3 21 37 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 1 9 9 2 18 37 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn L 8 8 1 16 37 View match >
Round 11 North Melbourne L 1 9 7 7 16 37 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 2 5 2 4 7 37 View match >
Round 13 Essendon W 2 13 7 2 20 37 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 4 2 14 9 1 23 37 View match >
Round 15 Adelaide W 1 10 11 6 21 37 View match >
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 1 3 4 1 7 37 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 1 10 3 2 13 37 View match >
Round 18 Fitzroy W 1 1 15 5 2 20 37 View match >
Round 19 St Kilda W 7 2 9 37 View match >
Round 20 Brisbane W 1 2 12 6 2 18 37 View match >
Round 21 Melbourne W 1 1 9 3 4 12 37 View match >
Round 23 Richmond W 2 1 14 5 1 19 37 View match >
Round 24 Geelong L 1 4 9 7 4 16 37 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1992 13 11 10 129 63 22 192 10

1992 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Sydney W 2 0 14 3 3 17 10 View match >
Round 4 Essendon W 1 1 16 6 2 22 10 View match >
Round 5 Melbourne W 1 2 13 5 2 18 10 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 2 0 13 7 20 10 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 0 1 5 7 1 12 10 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda L 1 0 6 4 1 10 10 View match >
Round 13 West Coast W 1 0 6 3 1 9 10 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs W 0 1 10 6 3 16 10 View match >
Round 16 Richmond W 2 3 14 3 3 17 10 View match >
Round 19 Essendon W 1 14 1 2 15 10 View match >
Round 20 Melbourne L 1 1 12 10 1 22 10 View match >
Round 21 Hawthorn L 5 7 1 12 10 View match >
Round 23 Carlton W 1 1 2 2 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1993 20 16 16 198 121 54 319 10

1993 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 5 1 10 2 10 10 View match >
Round 2 Geelong W 0 3 12 5 2 17 10 View match >
Round 3 Essendon W 2 1 12 6 3 18 10 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda L 0 0 12 11 5 23 10 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 1 1 7 11 4 18 10 View match >
Round 7 Adelaide W 0 1 15 8 3 23 10 View match >
Round 8 Hawthorn W 1 9 4 1 13 10 View match >
Round 9 Fitzroy L 2 12 7 4 19 10 View match >
Round 10 North Melbourne L 1 12 9 2 21 10 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne L 5 5 2 10 10 View match >
Round 12 Brisbane W 1 1 10 7 17 10 View match >
Round 13 West Coast L 1 12 3 7 15 10 View match >
Round 14 Richmond W 1 3 8 1 11 10 View match >
Round 15 Sydney W 2 1 9 5 3 14 10 View match >
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 9 4 4 13 10 View match >
Round 17 Geelong L 12 11 4 23 10 View match >
Round 18 Essendon L 1 10 6 2 16 10 View match >
Round 19 St Kilda W 1 2 11 5 2 16 10 View match >
Round 21 Carlton L 1 14 3 2 17 10 View match >
Round 22 Adelaide L 1 2 3 1 5 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1994 18 31 21 169 85 47 254 10

1994 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fitzroy W 5 12 3 2 15 10 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 1 2 11 4 3 15 10 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs W 2 3 11 4 3 15 10 View match >
Round 5 Essendon L 1 5 3 2 8 10 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 1 1 9 5 1 14 10 View match >
Round 7 Geelong L 3 3 13 8 21 10 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda W 3 2 11 5 2 16 10 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne L 1 9 7 4 16 10 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn W 2 1 10 3 5 13 10 View match >
Round 11 Adelaide W 2 6 2 5 8 10 View match >
Round 17 Carlton L 2 8 3 2 11 10 View match >
Round 18 Western Bulldogs L 1 7 5 3 12 10 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 1 2 6 8 1 14 10 View match >
Round 21 Melbourne W 2 6 5 2 11 10 View match >
Round 22 Geelong W 3 13 3 2 16 10 View match >
Round 23 St Kilda L 2 1 10 7 6 17 10 View match >
Round 24 North Melbourne L 3 1 12 5 3 17 10 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast L 0 1 10 5 1 15 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1995 22 30 22 306 107 56 413 10

1995 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Carlton L 1 2 14 3 5 17 10 View match >
Round 2 West Coast L 0 0 15 4 19 10 View match >
Round 3 Geelong L 0 2 10 3 1 13 10 View match >
Round 4 Essendon D 1 1 9 4 3 13 10 View match >
Round 5 Hawthorn L 0 0 21 6 7 27 10 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 4 1 17 7 4 24 10 View match >
Round 7 Sydney W 1 2 19 6 5 25 10 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle W 3 0 18 3 6 21 10 View match >
Round 9 Melbourne L 0 2 7 7 1 14 10 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy W 4 2 13 4 2 17 10 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 2 1 14 9 23 10 View match >
Round 12 Western Bulldogs D 1 0 8 4 1 12 10 View match >
Round 13 Adelaide W 2 1 17 4 2 21 10 View match >
Round 14 North Melbourne L 1 15 2 1 17 10 View match >
Round 15 Brisbane W 1 1 14 3 17 10 View match >
Round 16 Carlton L 1 1 11 5 4 16 10 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 10 6 1 16 10 View match >
Round 18 Geelong W 1 8 6 4 14 10 View match >
Round 19 Essendon L 2 1 20 4 2 24 10 View match >
Round 20 Hawthorn W 2 0 9 7 2 16 10 View match >
Round 21 Richmond L 1 2 20 3 2 23 10 View match >
Round 22 Sydney L 2 3 17 7 3 24 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1996 21 38 25 295 105 32 400 10

1996 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Carlton L 1 1 11 5 3 16 10 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne W 8 4 4 12 10 View match >
Round 3 Sydney L 1 2 4 6 10 View match >
Round 4 Fremantle W 2 2 11 5 2 16 10 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 1 0 20 6 2 26 10 View match >
Round 6 Adelaide W 3 1 21 9 1 30 10 View match >
Round 7 St Kilda L 1 1 16 4 20 10 View match >
Round 8 Brisbane L 2 3 20 5 1 25 10 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 1 2 21 4 25 10 View match >
Round 11 West Coast L 1 17 5 1 22 10 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 6 1 10 2 3 12 10 View match >
Round 13 Richmond L 3 2 16 1 2 17 10 View match >
Round 14 Hawthorn L 2 8 6 1 14 10 View match >
Round 15 North Melbourne W 5 4 18 5 23 10 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy W 1 12 7 19 10 View match >
Round 17 Western Bulldogs W 2 1 19 4 3 23 10 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda L 1 1 11 1 2 12 10 View match >
Round 19 Fremantle L 3 14 8 1 22 10 View match >
Round 20 Essendon L 13 4 3 17 10 View match >
Round 21 Adelaide W 3 15 9 2 24 10 View match >
Round 22 Brisbane W 4 1 12 7 1 19 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1997 22 28 23 332 163 46 495 10

1997 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Port Adelaide W 4 2 21 9 3 30 10 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne W 1 1 11 7 4 18 10 View match >
Round 3 St Kilda L 3 1 13 10 1 23 10 View match >
Round 4 Carlton L 1 2 15 1 2 16 10 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 2 9 6 1 15 10 View match >
Round 6 Adelaide W 2 12 5 4 17 10 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 1 20 5 6 25 10 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs W 3 1 16 6 22 10 View match >
Round 9 Sydney L 1 17 8 25 10 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn L 1 10 8 4 18 10 View match >
Round 11 Richmond L 12 7 3 19 10 View match >
Round 12 West Coast L 2 20 17 1 37 10 View match >
Round 13 Brisbane L 1 1 18 10 2 28 10 View match >
Round 14 Geelong L 1 22 4 2 26 10 View match >
Round 15 Fremantle W 2 20 6 2 26 10 View match >
Round 16 Port Adelaide L 1 3 18 6 1 24 10 View match >
Round 17 Melbourne W 8 7 4 15 10 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda L 1 2 15 6 21 10 View match >
Round 19 Carlton L 1 2 16 7 3 23 10 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 1 8 7 1 15 10 View match >
Round 21 Adelaide L 1 14 11 1 25 10 View match >
Round 22 North Melbourne W 3 3 17 10 1 27 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1998 16 9 11 219 95 38 314 10

1998 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn W 2 1 9 3 2 12 10 View match >
Round 2 West Coast L 2 9 5 1 14 10 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs L 1 1 6 2 8 10 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 1 12 8 4 20 10 View match >
Round 7 Sydney L 1 15 12 7 27 10 View match >
Round 8 Melbourne L 1 13 9 5 22 10 View match >
Round 9 Port Adelaide L 1 2 19 7 4 26 10 View match >
Round 10 Fremantle W 1 15 5 4 20 10 View match >
Round 11 North Melbourne L 3 16 6 1 22 10 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda L 1 15 7 1 22 10 View match >
Round 13 Adelaide L 1 12 8 3 20 10 View match >
Round 14 Brisbane L 18 6 24 10 View match >
Round 15 Geelong W 19 3 19 10 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn W 18 11 2 29 10 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 1 23 6 1 29 10 View match >
Round 18 Western Bulldogs L 0 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1999 17 14 9 206 98 17 304 10

1999 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn L 0 0 14 6 1 20 10 View match >
Round 2 Carlton L 0 1 11 8 0 19 10 View match >
Round 3 West Coast L 0 2 15 1 0 16 10 View match >
Round 4 Richmond L 2 2 12 7 0 19 10 View match >
Round 5 Essendon L 5 0 10 6 4 16 10 View match >
Round 6 North Melbourne L 1 1 18 5 0 23 10 View match >
Round 7 Brisbane L 1 0 4 1 0 5 10 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle W 0 1 12 2 4 14 10 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs L 1 0 13 12 0 25 10 View match >
Round 10 Sydney L 0 0 12 8 1 20 10 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne L 0 0 18 7 2 25 10 View match >
Round 12 Adelaide L 0 1 7 0 0 7 10 View match >
Round 18 West Coast L 0 1 10 6 1 16 10 View match >
Round 19 Richmond W 1 0 6 13 0 19 10 View match >
Round 20 Essendon L 0 0 9 3 2 12 10 View match >
Round 21 North Melbourne L 3 0 17 6 1 23 10 View match >
Round 22 Brisbane L 0 0 18 7 1 25 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2000 21 27 17 253 118 72 371 10

2000 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn W 2 0 14 6 3 20 10 View match >
Round 2 Adelaide W 5 2 15 5 8 20 10 View match >
Round 3 Carlton W 0 4 17 5 1 22 10 View match >
Round 4 Sydney W 2 4 21 8 2 29 10 View match >
Round 5 Western Bulldogs W 3 0 10 5 5 15 10 View match >
Round 6 North Melbourne L 1 0 7 6 2 13 10 View match >
Round 7 Essendon L 2 1 13 4 3 17 10 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle L 0 1 6 8 3 14 10 View match >
Round 9 Brisbane L 0 0 7 7 1 14 10 View match >
Round 10 Richmond L 0 2 12 8 6 20 10 View match >
Round 11 West Coast L 2 1 8 7 5 15 10 View match >
Round 12 Geelong L 2 1 10 3 6 13 10 View match >
Round 13 Port Adelaide L 1 0 9 5 10 14 10 View match >
Round 14 Melbourne L 2 0 15 5 5 20 10 View match >
Round 15 St Kilda W 0 0 7 3 5 10 10 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 2 0 22 8 1 30 10 View match >
Round 17 Adelaide L 0 0 9 11 1 20 10 View match >
Round 18 Carlton L 1 0 4 3 2 7 10 View match >
Round 20 Western Bulldogs L 2 1 12 3 1 15 10 View match >
Round 21 North Melbourne W 0 0 19 2 1 21 10 View match >
Round 22 Essendon L 0 0 16 6 1 22 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 189 223 175 2314 1059 431 3373
Avg/Game   1.18 0.93 12.24 5.60 2.28 17.85
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

925

Draft
1989 National AFL Draft by Collingwood
Total AFL Games
306
Total AFL Goals
307
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1991
CFC Last Game
Round 22, 2000
Recruited From
North Hobart
Full Name
Paul Williams

Awards

  • Life Members
    2006
  • Wrecker Award
    1991
  • Best First Year Player (Harry Collier Trophy)
    1991
  • Teammate (Darren Millane Memorial Trophy)
    1997
  • Runner up Best and Fairest (R.T. Rush Trophy)
    1995
  • x3
    Third Best and Fairest (J.J. Joyce Trophy)
    1996, 1997, 2000
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