Don Williams

Don Williams played 205 senior VFL games for Melbourne between 1953 and 1968, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Don Williams's career spans 2 decades, from the 1950s to the 1960s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Don Williams at a peak of 89 out of 100, reached in the 1950s. That figure measures Don Williams only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1950s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Don Williams include 5 premierships. Don Williams also polled 45 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Don Williams with a best season of 269 disposals in 1967 and 5 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.