Career
Williams started his career in the West Australian Football League, with Swan Districts. He represented Western Australia in an interstate match against South Australia at Football Park in 1980. Recruited by Footscray before the 1982 season, Williams did not come and entangled himself with WAFL authorities by intending to work in Portuguese Hedland and play for Portuguese Hedland Panthers in the De Grey league, which would have meant he faced a two-year ban had he actually played after injury.
Williams played his first VFL season in 1983 and was the Bulldogs’ third leading goal-kicker with 31 goals from 17 games, behind Simon Beasley and Jim Edmond.
His goal came in the dying minutes, when scores were level He made a further 13 appearances in 1984 and three in 1985.
