William John Payne (25 December 1881 – 22 July 1967) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) during the early 1900s.
Recruited from
Footscray via
Numurkah
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History
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, Payne was a half-back flanker and played in Carlton's losing
1904 VFL Grand Final
The 1904 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 17 September 1904. It was the seventh annual Grand Final ...
in his debut season.
He was one of Carlton's stars in their
1906 VFL Grand Final
The 1906 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 22 September 1906. It was the 9th annual Grand Final of ...
premiership, being awarded best on ground honours.
Also used at centre half-back and full back, Payne played in both of Carlton's
1907 VFL Grand Final
The 1907 VFL Grand Final, originally known as the 1907 VFL Final, was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 21 Sept ...
and in their
1908 VFL Grand Final
The 1908 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1908. It was the 11th annual Grand Final of ...
wins to complete a hat-trick of flags.
He played for
Ararat after leaving Carlton.
External links
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Blueseum profile
1881 births
1967 deaths
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club premiership players
Footscray Football Club (VFA) players
Ararat Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
VFL/AFL premiership players
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