Reuben William

Reuben William
William playing for Brisbane Lions reserves in June 2016
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Daddy ^[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-31) 31 December 1997
Original team(s)	Zillmere (QAFL)
Draft	No. 20, 2016 rookie draft
Debut	Round 16, 2016, Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast, at Metricon Stadium
Height / weight	189cm / 87kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	47
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Brisbane Lions	3 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Reuben William (born 31 December 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He moved to Australia from South Sudan at the age of four.^[2] He was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their second selection and twentieth overall in the 2016 rookie draft.^[3] He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss against Gold Coast in round 16, 2016 at Metricon Stadium.^[4]

References

↑ Davis, Greg (8 July 2016). "Reuben William's journey takes him from war-torn South Sudan to QClash debut with Brisbane". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ Wiles, Andrew (11 November 2015). "13 days until draft: Reuben William". AFLQ.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ Phelan, Jennifer (27 November 2015). "Sudanese players making their mark in the AFL". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ Whiting, Michael (7 July 2016). "Lions rookie Reuben William to debut against Suns". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

Brisbane Lions – current squad

* denotes rookie listed players

2016 AFL rookie draft

First round	1. Jesse Glass-McKasker 2. Jackson Paine 3. Tom Keough 4. Gach Nyuon 5. Nick O'Kearney 6. Josh Wagner 7. Lachlan Keeffe 8. Sam Reid 9. Jock Cornell 10. Will Snelling 11. Bradley Lynch 12. Callum Moore 13. Paul Hunter 14. Tom Papley 15. Farren Ray 16. Matt Uebergang 17. Jordan Snadden 18. Luke Surman

Second round	19. Andrew Gallucci 20. Reuben William 21. Darcy MacPherson 22. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 23. Nick Coughlan 24. Viv Michie 25. Josh Smith 26. Daniel Lloyd 27. James Parsons 28. Cameron Hewett 29. Luke Goetz 30. Maribor Chol 31. Jonathon Beech 32. Harrison Marsh 33. Majak Daw 34. Ryan Nyhuis 35. Brant Colledge 36. Kade Stewart

Third round	37. Matthew Korcheck 38. Ryan Davis 39. Will Hams 40. Josh Saunders 41. Joel Smith 42. Josh Thomas 44. Tom Ruggles 45. Dan Houston 46. Jed Adcock 47. Adam Marcon 48. Hugh Greenwood 50. Anthony Morabito 51. Alec Waterman 52. Alex Woodward 53. Cameron Loersch

Fourth round	54. Tom Wallis 55. Tim Golds 57. Kane Mitchell 58. Alex Keath 59. Kyle Galloway 60. Josh Deluca 61. Simon Tunbridge 62. Conor Glass

Fifth round	63. Danny Stanley 64. Darrean Wyatt 66. Sam Murray

Sixth round	67. Jesse Joyce 69. Colin O'Riordan

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