Bill MacDonald (7 March 1906 – 24 July 1973) was a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). MacDonald played in back to back premierships for the Colts Football Club in the

Deniliquin Football Association The Deniliquin Football Association (Deniliquin FA) was first established in 1900 to cater for Southern Riverina (New South Wales) Australian rules football clubs in and around Deniliquin. History In 1901, the Deniliquin footballers, under the name ...

in 1925 and 1926, prior to playing with Stawell. MacDonald was also an accomplished runner who finished 3rd in the 1925

Stawell Gift The Stawell Gift is Australia's oldest and richest short-distance running race. It is the main event in an annual carnival held on Easter weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club, with the main race finals on the holiday Monday, at Central Park, St ...

. MacDonald was favorite for the 1928 Stawell Gift, but was beaten in his semi final. He also won the 1924 Stratford Gift and 1928 Horsham Gift.

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* 1906 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players 1973 deaths {{AFL-bio-1906-stub