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Don McVilly
Personal information
Full name Donald Clarence McVilly
Date of birth (1920-08-07)7 August 1920
Place of birth Hobert, Tasmania
Date of death 17 August 1996(1996-08-17) (aged 76)
Place of death Cremorne, Tasmania
Original team(s) New Town
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–47 Hawthorn 42 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Donald Clarence McVilly (7 August 1920 – 17 August 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Prior to playing with Hawthorn, McVilly briefly served in the Merchant Navy during World War II.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 600. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Donald McVilly". Department of Veterans Affairs.