Kingsley Arthur "Bill" Wedding (October 1935 – 30 June 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as t ...

(SANFL). He was one of the inaugural inductees into the

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, in 2002. Wedding first played with Norwood in 1957 but wasn't able to cement his spot in the side and spent the following season in the seconds, where he won a

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Will ...

. A knock ruckman, he was at his best in the early 1960s and took out Norwood's 'Club Champion' award every year from 1961 to 1965. Some of Wedding's best performances came at interstate level, where he out-rucked footballers to the calibre of John Nicholls and Polly Farmer. He was selected in the

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team after the

1961 Brisbane Carnival The 1961 Brisbane Carnival was the 15th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the last carnival to be held in Queensland. It was one of the most competitive carnivals to ...

and also represented South Australia at the 1966 Hobart Carnival. In all he appeared in 19 matches for his state.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wedding, Bill 1935 births 2007 deaths Norwood Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) Australian rules footballers from South Australia South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Date of birth missing