William Herbert Turner (6 July 1921 – 24 February 2002) was an

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er in the

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(VFL). Nicknamed "Stumpy", Turner was a dual premiership player at

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. He could play in the midfield or up forward. Turner also played

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with

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for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

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1921 births 2002 deaths Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players Hawthorn Football Club players Eaglehawk Football Club players Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers West Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Bendigo Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub

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