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Graham Willey
Graham Willey
Personal information
Full name	Graham John Willey
Date of birth	19 July 1933
Date of death	10 February 2021 (aged 87)
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Redan
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
1955–1956	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 19567.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Graham John Willey (19 July 1933 – 10 February 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Willey, who was a student at Scotch College, made his debut for Essendon in 1955, while on a permit from Redan.^[1] That year he won the best and fairest award, the Henderson Medal in the Ballarat Football League.^[2] He joined the club full-time in 1956 and kicked 33 goals from 16 games, to top Essendon's goal-kicking.^[3]

His work as a metallurgist brought him to Broken Hill in 1957 and he played with the North Broken Hill Football Club until 1960. He coached South Broken Hill to a premiership in 1962.^[4]

References

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ "1955 - Willey voted Ballarat's best". Google. The Age. 5 September 1955. p. 16. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
^ "AFL Tables: Graham Willey". afltables.com.
^ "Willey, Graham J." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.