Billy Gowers (born 10 June 1996) is an

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er who currently plays for the

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in the

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(VFL). He previously played professionally for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Career

Early career

Having played football at his school,

Xavier College Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878. The ...

and Oakleigh Chargers, he was drafted by the

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with their first selection and fifth overall in the 2015 rookie draft. He spent two years on Carlton's list before he was delisted at the end of the 2016 season without playing a senior AFL match. He spent the 2017 season playing with in the

(VFL) before he was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection and ninth overall in the 2018 rookie draft.

AFL

In his debut AFL year, Gowers was the leading goal kicker for the Western Bulldogs by kicking 26 goals out of 20 games. He made his debut in the eighty-two point loss to at UNSW Canberra Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. He is the son of 1991 Hawthorn premiership player,

Andrew Gowers Andrew Gowers (born 1957) was appointed editor of the ''Financial Times'' in October 2001. He resigned from this post in November 2005 citing "strategic differences". In March 2012 he was appointed Director of External Relations at the Associati ...

. Gowers was delisted by the Bulldogs at the conclusion of the

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after playing 33 games over his 3 seasons with the club.

VAFA and VFL

After playing 2 seasons with the Southport Sharks in the VFL, Billy returned to Old Xaverians in the

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(VAFA) for the 2023 season, the same club his grandfather

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and father

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both played.

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* * 1996 births Living people Western Bulldogs players Oakleigh Chargers players Southport Australian Football Club players Northern Bullants players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Xavier College 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub