Reuben William

Reuben William
Reuben William
	William playing for Brisbane Lions reserves in June 2016
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Reubs
Date of birth	31 December 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth	Wau, South Sudan
Original team(s)	Zillmere (QAFL)
Draft	No. 20, 2016 rookie draft
Debut	Round 16, 2016, Brisbane Lions; vs. Gold Coast, at Metricon Stadium
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
2016–2017	Brisbane Lions
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reuben William (born 31 December 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played 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] In October 2017, he was delisted by Brisbane.^[5] William currently plays for the Footscray Bulldogs in the semi-professional Victorian Football League.

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

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.
^ Whiting, Michael (26 October 2017). "Lions cut five as Fagan reshapes list". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

External links[]

Reuben William's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
Reuben William's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] 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.

[2] Wiles, Andrew (11 November 2015). "13 days until draft: Reuben William". AFLQ.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[3] Phelan, Jennifer (27 November 2015). "Sudanese players making their mark in the AFL". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[4] Whiting, Michael (7 July 2016). "Lions rookie Reuben William to debut against Suns". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[5] Whiting, Michael (26 October 2017). "Lions cut five as Fagan reshapes list". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

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v t 2016 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. 2. Jackson Paine 3. Tom Keough 4. Gach Nyuon 5. 6. Josh Wagner 7. Lachlan Keeffe 8. Sam Reid 9. Jock Cornell 10. Will Snelling 11. Brad Lynch 12. Callum Moore 13. Paul Hunter 14. Tom Papley 15. Farren Ray 16. Matt Uebergang 17. 18.
Second round	19. 20. Reuben William 21. Darcy Macpherson 22. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 23. 24. Viv Michie 25. Josh Smith 26. Daniel Lloyd 27. James Parsons 28. 29. 30. Mabior Chol 31. Jono Beech 32. Harrison Marsh 33. Majak Daw 34. Ryan Nyhuis 35. Brant Colledge 36. Kade Stewart
Third round	37. 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.
Fourth round	54. Tom Wallis 55. Tim Golds 57. Kane Mitchell 58. Alex Keath 59. 60. Josh Deluca 61. Simon Tunbridge 62. Conor Glass
Fifth round	63. Danny Stanley 64. 66. Sam Murray
Sixth round	67. Jesse Joyce 69. Colin O'Riordan