Bill Skwirowski
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William "Bill" Skwirowski (born in Collie
) is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the Swan Districts
in the Western Australian Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.
He started his career at Swan Districts in 1975 after moving from Collie to play in the wing
position. He later solidified his position in the team as a defender and was developed by coach John Todd
as a tagger
He played an important role in the success that Swan Districts experienced during the 1980s.
Skwirowski played in the back pocket
for the losing premiership team of 1980 as well as each of the three premierships than Swan Districts won in 1982, 1983 and 1984.
In 1985, Skwirowski represented Western Australia in the state team against South Australia.
Retiring in 1988, he played a total of 207 games and kicked 31 goals.
He is a life member of the Swan Districts Football Club.
Collie, Western Australia
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) is a former Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the Swan Districts
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
in the Western Australian Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.
He started his career at Swan Districts in 1975 after moving from Collie to play in the wing
Wing
A wing is an appendage with a surface that produces lift for flight or propulsion through the atmosphere, or through another gaseous or liquid fluid...
position. He later solidified his position in the team as a defender and was developed by coach John Todd
John Todd (footballer)
John Todd is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. After becoming youngest ever winner of the Sandover Medal in his first year of senior football he suffered a serious knee injury, which affected his playing career...
as a tagger
Tagger
Tagger may refer to:* a method for doing part-of-speech tagging, or grammatical tagging, for example Brill tagger* Tag editor, software that supports editing metadata of multimedia file formats* A position in Australian rules football...
He played an important role in the success that Swan Districts experienced during the 1980s.
Skwirowski played in the back pocket
Back pocket
In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....
for the losing premiership team of 1980 as well as each of the three premierships than Swan Districts won in 1982, 1983 and 1984.
In 1985, Skwirowski represented Western Australia in the state team against South Australia.
Retiring in 1988, he played a total of 207 games and kicked 31 goals.
He is a life member of the Swan Districts Football Club.