Reuben William (born 31 December 1997) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). He moved to Australia from

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at the age of four. He was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their second selection and twentieth overall in the 2016 rookie draft. He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss against in round 16, 2016 at

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. In October 2017, he was delisted by Brisbane. William currently plays for the

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in the semi-professional

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. Family: He has a total of 6 siblings and 1 parent.

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* * 1997 births Living people VFL/AFL players born outside Australia Brisbane Lions players Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Queensland South Sudanese refugees South Sudanese emigrants to Australia Sportspeople from Brisbane Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent Refugees in Kenya {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub