Greg Williams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Williams
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Sep 30, 1963(1963-09-30)
Age	61
Birthplace	Victoria
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Capricorn

Greg Williams Biography

Greg Williams is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on September 30, 1963 in Victoria, Victoria, ****. Gregory Donald “Greg” Williams (born 30 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Geelong, the Sydney Swans and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. A midfielder, he is a dual Brownlow Medal winner and at his peak was the then highest-paid player in the history of the sport. He was also a very controversial player throughout his career, and was involved in a variety of scandals throughout the 1990s.

As Carlton had passed on Williams, other VFL clubs were able to recruit him, and prior to the 1984 VFL season he was recruited to Geelong, then under coach Tom Hafey. Williams made his debut in Round 1 and amassed 38 disposals, and scored three Brownlow votes. He played twelve matches in his first season, missing much of the year with a knee injury. In his second season, he played every match, won the VFL Players Association MVP Award and the Carji Greeves Medal. He set new records for handpassing, with 399 handpasses for the season – a record which would stand until 2006 – and with 28 handpasses in the Round 22 match against Fitzroy – a record which would be tied several times, but not broken until 2008.

Williams continued his strong form into his career with Sydney. In 1986, his first season there, Williams won the Brownlow Medal in a tie with Hawthorn’s Robert DiPierdomenico, and made the All-Australian team for the first time; he would back this up with his second All-Australian selection in 1987, and he placed third for the Brownlow in 1989. In Round 19, 1989, Williams amassed 53 disposals, which is the second highest ever recorded in a VFL/AFL match; it included another haul of 28 handpasses, and his career best tally of six goals.

During 1991, Williams decided that he wanted to return to Melbourne the following season, and St Kilda and Carlton emerged as the two potential candidates. Since the introduction of the AFL Draft in 1986, Williams’ move would need to take place as a trade, rather than with a transfer fee as had been the case under his first move. Ultimately, St Kilda was not willing to agree to Sydney’s requested trade, which would have included future dual- Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey, and as a result Williams was traded to Carlton. In the end, a three-way trade involving Fitzroy was negotiated, with Simon Minton-Connell traded from Carlton to Sydney, Darren Kappler traded from Fitzroy to Sydney, Peter Sartori and Ashley Matthews traded from Carlton to Fitzroy, and Williams traded from Sydney to Carlton. Williams was estimated to be on a contract worth more than $300,000 per year, which was then the highest contract in the history of the sport.

Prior to the 1982 VFL season, Williams trained in the pre-season with the Carlton Football Club (to which the Bendigo Football League was zoned), but the Blues ultimately rejected him, deterred by his lack of speed and fitness. He returned to Golden Square for the season, winning the Michelsen Medal as league best and fairest. Carlton invited him to try out again in the 1983 pre- season, but again he was rejected. He returned to Golden Square, and once again he won the Michelsen Medal.

Greg Williams Net Worth

Greg Williams is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Williams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

:1.^ Match statistics for kicks, handpasses and disposals are available only since 1965.:2.^ Limited to players with fifty or more league games played.

The third of eight children, Williams spent his early life in Melbourne, before moving to Bendigo at the age of 10. There, he played football for the Golden Square Football Club in the Bendigo Football League, earning strong acclaim at junior levels, representing Victoria in the Teal Cup in 1980.

At the end of 1985, when Hafey took the job as coach of the Sydney Swans after being sacked by Geelong, Williams was promptly offered a sizeable contract to follow Hafey to Sydney. Williams was reported to have been offered roughly double the money he was on at Geelong. Williams accepted, and the deal was done with a transfer fee of $120,000 between the clubs, which was much less than the $200,000 that Geelong had sought.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Greg Williams Dating?

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Williams was involved in a particularly controversial tribunal case following an incident in Round 1 1997. After the final siren of Carlton’s match against Essendon, umpire Andrew Coates stepped in to break up a small conflict between Williams and Essendon’s Sean Denham. Williams pushed Coates in the chest to continue the exchange with Denham. The contact was not violent in nature, but was forceful enough to knock Coates off balance. Coates did not report Williams for the incident, but after viewing video footage, the AFL brought its own report against Williams to the tribunal. He was found guilty of “undue interference with an umpire” and suspended for nine matches.

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Williams has a son, Jake, who trained with Carlton in the 2007 pre-season, but was ultimately not drafted to the AFL. Jake was eligible to be selected by either Carlton or Sydney under the father-son rule.

Where is Greg Williams now?

On January 16, 2019, Williams was hired as the defensive coordinator for the New York Jets under new head coach Adam Gase. While the Jets offense struggled, Williams led the Jets to seventh in the NFL in overall defense including second against the run.

Is Gregg Williams coaching in the NFL?

Greg Williams (born March 12, 1976) is an American football coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers.

What does Greg Williams shoot with?

Technology. Williams use of a Red One digital camera to shoot Megan Fox for the cover of Esquire was the first use of a video camera still for portrait photography on a major magazine. His short film Tell Tale was the first project ever shot using a Red Epic camera capable of recording five- thousand lines of resolution …

Who was the defensive coordinator in Bountygate?

Who Was Involved in Bountygate? Saints head coach Sean Payton, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams , assistant coach Joe Vitt, general manager Mickey Loomis and sports agent Michael Ornstein were all found at fault in the scandal.

Where did Chase Williams go?

Chase Williams joined the Channel 11 team as a Sports Anchor/Reporter in March of 2017. He moved north from Dallas and is excited to make Pittsburgh home.