Athol Webb

Australian rules footballer

Athol Webb
Personal information
Date of birth	(1935-09-13) 13 September 1935 (age 88)
Original team(s)	Scottsdale (NTFA)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1955–1959	Melbourne	74 (146)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Athol Webb (born 13 September 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s.

A small forward, Webb was a premiership player with Melbourne in 1956 and 1957. He kicked five goals in the 1956 VFL grand final win and topped their goalkicking in their 1957 VFL premiership season with 56 goals. He represented both Victoria and his home state of Tasmania at interstate football.

Webb was captain / coach of the Norfolk Football Club from 1960 to 1961, then with East Launceston Football Club in 1962–63 in the NTFA. Webb was then enticed to Sydney as captain coach of Western Suburbs from 1964 to 1966, which included their 1965 Sydney Football League premiership.^[1]

Webb moved onto coach The Rock Yerong Creek Football Club from 1967 to 1969 in the Farrer Football League, then stayed on for six more years as a player.

External links

Athol Webb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Athol Webb's profile at the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame

Melbourne Football Club 1956 VFL premiers

Melbourne 17.19 (121) defeated Collingwood 6.12 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Cordner
3. Marquis
6. Adams
8. Sandral
9. Dixon
11. Mithen
12. Spencer
14. T. Johnson
15. Webb
16. Laidlaw
18. B. Johnson
19. Carroll
24. Ridley
25. Williams
28. Gleeson
30. Beckwith
31. Barassi
34. Lane
35. McMahen (c)
38. Melville

Coach: Smith

v t e Melbourne Football Club 1957 VFL premiers
Melbourne 17.14 (116) defeated Essendon 7.13 (55), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Fenton-Smith 3. Marquis 4. Lord 5. McLean 6. Adams 7. Case 9. Dixon 11. Mithen 14. T. Johnson 15. Webb 16. B. Johnson 19. Carroll 23. Tunbridge 24. Ridley 25. Williams 26. Thorogood 30. Beckwith (c) 31. Barassi 33. Wilson 38. Brenchley
Coach: Smith

v t e Melbourne Football Club · leading goalkickers
Pre-VFL	1859: Wray 1860: Hammersley 1861: Lucas/Nicholls/Wray 1862: Nicholls 1863: Bryant/Conway/Nicholls/Tait 1864: Tait 1865: Fleming 1866: Fleming 1867: Campbell 1868: Bell 1869: Carr 1870: Carr 1871: Loughnan 1872: Loughnan 1873: Carr/Loughnan 1874: Loughnan 1875: Nicholls 1876: Nicholls 1877: Baker 1878: Baker 1879: J. McDonald 1880: J. McDonald/McKenzie 1881: Stiffe 1882: Aitken/J. McDonald/Power/Ulbrick 1883: Stiffe 1884: McAlister 1885: Carroll 1886: Baird 1887: Burns 1888: King 1889: W. Smith 1890: W. Smith 1891: W. Smith 1892: Graham 1893: Roche 1894: Christy/McCarthy 1895: McGinis/Roche 1896: Leith
VFL/AFL	1897: Leith 1898: Young 1899: Leith 1900: Ryan 1901: Langley 1902: Leith 1903: Coutie 1904: Coutie 1905: H. Cordner 1906: Onyons 1907: Leith 1908: Coutie 1909: Brereton 1910: Fairbairn 1911: Brereton 1912: Brereton 1913: Maguire 1914: Best 1915: Park 1919: Heinz 1920: Harker 1921: Harker 1922: Harker 1923: Tulloh 1924: Tulloh 1925: Davie 1926: Moyes 1927: Davie 1928: Johnson Sr. 1929: Taylor 1930: Margitich 1931: Margitich 1932: Margitich 1933: Johnson Sr. 1934: Mueller 1935: Gibb 1936: Glass 1937: Baggott 1938: N. Smith 1939: N. Smith 1940: N. Smith 1941: N. Smith 1942: Fanning 1943: Fanning 1944: Fanning 1945: Fanning 1946: Mueller 1947: Fanning 1948: Arnold 1949: McKenzie 1950: Denis Cordner 1951: McKenzie 1952: Clarke 1953: McKenzie 1954: Clarke 1955: Spencer 1956: Johnson Jr. 1957: Webb 1958: Barassi/Webb 1959: Barassi 1960: Ridley 1961: Johnson Jr. 1962: Mithen 1963: Bourke 1964: Townsend 1965: Townsend 1966: Vagg 1967: Mann 1968: Mann 1969: Dillon 1970: Dillon 1971: Callery 1972: Parke 1973: Brewer 1974: Brewer 1975: Wells 1976: Biffin 1977: Brewer 1978: Coles 1979: Flower 1980: Crosswell 1981: M. Jackson 1982: Gerard Healy 1983: Flower 1984: Templeton 1985: Wilson 1986: Greg Healy 1987: Flower 1988: R. Jackson 1989: Bennett 1990: Bennett 1991: Jakovich 1992: Jakovich 1993: Jakovich 1994: Lyon 1995: Lyon 1996: Neitz 1997: Farmer/Neitz 1998: Farmer 1999: Neitz 2000: Farmer 2001: Robertson 2002: Neitz 2003: Neitz 2004: Neitz 2005: Robertson 2006: Neitz 2007: Robertson 2008: Miller 2009: Robertson 2010: Green 2011: Jurrah 2012: Clark 2013: Howe 2014: Dawes 2015: Hogan 2016: Hogan 2017: Garlett 2018: T. McDonald 2019: Petracca 2020: Fritsch 2021: Fritsch 2022: Fritsch 2023: Fritsch
AFL Women's	2017: Mifsud 2018: Cunningham 2019: Cunningham 2020: Hore/Scott 2021: Hore 2022 (S6): Harris 2022 (S7): Hore 2023: Zanker

References

^ Dr. Rod Gillett (7 October 2020). "Sydney AFL Grand Final week brings back memories of Wests' win in 1965". NSW Football History. Retrieved 7 February 2022.