William Joseph Daly ( 7 November 1892 – 26 September 1980) was an

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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and

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in the

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(VFL). Daly was recruited from Wonthaggi, but came from Beverley originally. He played just two games for Melbourne in the

1913 VFL season The 1913 VFL season was the 17th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured ten clubs, ran from 26 April until 27 September, and comprised an 18- ...

and didn't make any more league appearances until 1915, when he joined South Melbourne.AFL Tables: Bill Daly
/ref> After the club sat out of league football in 1916 due to the war, Daly played all 16 games for South Melbourne in 1917. He again didn't miss a single game in 1918 and was on a half back flank in the

1918 VFL Grand Final The 1918 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 7 September 1918. It was the 21st annual Gra ...

winning side. He subsequently played with Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

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1892 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Footscray Football Club (VFA) players 1980 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1892-stub