William John Dowling (8 April 1909 – 10 January 1967) was an

Australian rules Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

footballer who played for

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and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Dowling played with North Melbourne between 1927 and 1931, topping their goalkicking in the 1929 season. He finished his VFL career at Footscray; midway through his second season with the club he was picked up by Brunswick in the VFA, who were struggling and sought experienced players.

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* * 1909 births 1967 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne North Melbourne Football Club players Western Bulldogs players Brunswick Football Club players South Yarra Football Club players People from Brunswick, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1909-stub