Bill Luff

Bill Luff
Personal information
Full name	William N. Luff
Date of birth	25 December 1909
Date of death	9 October 1981 (aged 71)
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height / weight	179 cm / 79 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1934, 1936–40	Essendon	82 (37)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.

William 'Bill' Luff (25 December 1909 - 9 October 1981)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Luff was a good forward at Camberwell before he came to Essendon and topped the VFA's goal-kicking in 1933 with 106 goals. He continued this form when he arrived at Essendon the following season and kicked four goals on debut and five goals in just his third match.

He then returned to Camberwell in 1935 and again was the league's top goal-kicker, bagging 75 goals. The next five seasons were spent back with Essendon, who were suffering from a rare finals drought.

In 2003, Luff was announced as a forward pocket in the official Camberwell 'Team of the Century'.

References

1. "Past Player Profiles - L (Luff, Bill C.)". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

• Bill Luff's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.