William Patrick McNamara (10 January 1912 – 11 April 1983) 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 Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). THe son of Carlton footballer, Bill McNamara, McNamara was a wingman and half-forward, originally from St Pat's in East Melbourne. He appeared in

preliminary final The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...

s for Melbourne in 1937 and 1938. Having received a clearance, McNamara joined South Melbourne for the

1939 VFL season The 1939 VFL season was the 43rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 22 April until 30 September, and comprised an ...

. He won the Gardiner Medal in 1941, for his performances with the South Melbourne seconds, whom he would also coach. He moved to Canberra in about 1960 and coached the Australian National University football team. He died suddenly in Canberra in 1983.

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* 1912 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Sydney Swans players 1983 deaths {{AFL-bio-1912-stub